# An Infernal Spark: Drink, Addiction and Disease

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Dr James Nicholls
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/infernal-spark-drink-addiction-and-disease)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Addiction is a familiar feature of contemporary society. Not only do we have access to numerous substances linked to dependency, but we apply the term ‘addiction’ to an increasing array of other activities: shopping, eating, gambling and so forth. However, there remains deep uncertainty as to what addiction is, how it develops and how it should be tackled. Most strikingly, the question of whether addiction is a kind of disease remains unresolved – something which has significant implications for how addiction and addicts are viewed.

## Lectures

1. [An Infernal Spark: Drink, Addiction and Disease](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/infernal-spark-drink-addiction-and-disease/8c90bd7fd751) (YouTube)