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Stanton Peele: A healthy amount of alcohol.
As California contemplates legalizing the sale of marijuana, the real war over intoxicants in this country is, as always, over alcohol. Since Prohibition ended in 1933 with the 21st Amendment to the Constitution — which repealed the 18th Amendment authori…
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Stanton Peele: Booze (in small doses) is good for you
As California contemplates legalizing the sale of marijuana, the real war over intoxicants in this country is, as always, over alcohol.
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Stanton Peele: Questions I Would Have Liked Luke Russert to Ask Charlie Rangel
In a viral news clip, Charlie Rangel is shown lecturing a “young” Luke Russert after NBC’s Russert questioned Rangel about facing trial for a host of ethical violations. Here are the follow-up questions I would have rather heard.
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Stanton speaks on cultural perspective, the importance of understanding that personal experiences are not universal, and a fundamental human flaw.

Dr. Peele speaks about underage drinking, America as an addiction culture & the future of addiction treatments.

Stanton also addresses the Disease Model of Addiction

Dr. Stanton Peele provides a definition of addiction, and discusses the notion that addictive behaviors are diseases.

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