Stanton Peele has been a cutting-edge figure in the addiction field for four decades since the publication of "Love and Addiction" in 1975. He has been a leader in opening up the field to an experiential, culturally and environmentally sensitive understanding of addiction and to practical, life-management approaches to treatment, harm reduction, and self-help. Along the way, Stanton has written 12 books (including "The Meaning of Addiction, Diseasing of America, The Truth About Addiction and Recovery, 7 Tools to Beat Addiction, " and "Addiction-Proof Your Child") and 250 professional articles,...