A. Tom Horvath, Ph.D.
Adapted with permission from an article originally published in the SMART Recovery newsletter. A. Tom Horvath, Ph.D., ABPP, is a board certified clinical psychologist and president of Practical Recovery (addiction treatment), an addiction treatment facility in La Jolla (San Diego), CA, focusing on collaborative care and self-empowerment.
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Is Addiction-as-a-disease a Scientific (falsifiable) Idea?
- By A. Tom Horvath, Ph.D.
- Published 02/17/2009
- Wellness, Fitness and Diet
- Unrated
A scientific idea is one which can be proved or disproved on the basis of facts (evidence) If there is not yet enough evidence to decide, and the idea is an important one, scientists will keep looking carefully for evidence that confirms or disconfirms the idea
