It took seven prior articles to review the process which established the American versions of addiction treatment, theory, and policy, to explain how Americans came to believe that addiction is a disease, that certain drugs are “bad,” and that we need to use punitive measures to “fix” people who are addicted to these “bad” drugs (even if they aren’t necessarily addicted). As she recalls in her guide to “Harm Reduction Psychotherapy,” Denning was working with a woman whose husband was suffering through an addiction to alcohol. People with addiction use substances or engage in behaviors that become compulsive and often continue despite harmful consequences…Prevention efforts and treatment approaches for addiction are generally as successful as those for other chronic diseases.