This assembly of essays addresses various issues related to addiction, including what some causes and sources of addiction are, how addiction can be prevented, how addictions affect relationships, and how addictions can be treated. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. By choosing from such diverse sources and including both popular and unpopular views, readers are exposed to many sides of a debate, which promotes issue awareness as well as critical thinking.