The Nature of Addiction

Books

• Peele, S., with Brodsky, A. (1975), Love and addiction. New York: Taplinger.
• Peele, S. (1985), The meaning of addiction: Compulsive experience and its interpretation. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books.

Journal Articles and Book Chapters

• Brodsky, A. (2001), A classic holds its ground: A review of Stanton Peele's 'The Meaning of Addiction'. International Journal of Drug Policy, 12, 273-77.
• Peele, S. & Brodsky, A. (1976, Winter), Addiction is a social disease. Addictions, pp. 2-21.
• Peele, S. (1981), Reductionism in the psychology of the eighties: Can biochemistry eliminate addiction, mental illness, and pain? American Psychologist, 36, 807-818.
• Peele, S. (1987), Review of Psychological theories of drinking and alcoholism. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 1, 120-134.
• Peele, S. (1988), How strong is the steel trap? Review of The steel drug: Cocaine in perspective. Contemporary Psychology, 33, 144-145.
• Peele, S. (1990), Personality and alcoholism: Establishing the link. In D.A. Ward (Ed.), Alcoholism: Introduction to theory and treatment (3rd ed.), Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt, pp. 147-156.
• Peele, S. (1990), Addiction as a cultural concept. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 602, 205-220.
• Peele, S. & DeGrandpre, R.J. (1998), Cocaine and the concept of addiction: Environmental factors in drug compulsions. Addiction Research, 6, 235-263.
• Peele, S. (1999), Is sex really addictive? Review of Sexual addiction: An integrated approach. Contemporary Psychology, 44, 154-156.
• Peele, S. (2000), What addiction is and is not: The impact of mistaken notions of addiction. Addiction Research, 8, 599-607.
• Peele, S. (2001), Is gambling an addiction like drug and alcohol addiction? Developing realistic and useful conceptions of compulsive gambling. Electronic Journal of Gambling Issues: eGambling, [On-line serial], 3.

Magazine Articles

• Letters from readers to Ain't misbehavin'. (November/December, 1989), Letter from Roy A. Wise, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, and Stanton's response. The Sciences, pp. 12-16.
• Peele, S. (1991), Cold turkey: Is smoking an addiction? Reason, pp. 54-55.
• Peele, S. (2000, Summer), Sex, drugs and dependency. When does too much of a good thing become a 'behavioural disease'? Last Magazine, p. 56.

Newspaper Articles

• Peele, S. (1985, October 18), Ballplayers put a twist on drug 'truths'. Los Angeles Times, Part 2, p. 5.

Letters to the Editor

• Peele, S. (1999, May 12), Growing heroin use among the young and affluent? New York Times.