Craving for Ecstasy and Natural Highs: A Positive Approach to Mood Alteration June 18, 2009

Harvey B. Milkman, professor of psychology at Metropolitan State College of Denver, will discuss and sign his new book Craving for Ecstasy and Natural Highs: A Positive Approach to Mood Alteration. People from all walks of life often lose themselves in pursuing counterfeit pleasures - cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, thrill seeking, sex, food, gambling, and on-line fantasies to name just a few. How does the pursuit of pleasure result in compulsion and loss of control?