The Addicted Society Author:Joel Fort We are a nation of addicts, says Fort--you, me, everybody. We like to think of addicts as a bunch of "others," people unlike ourselves, airheads who pop, snort and shoot. But Fort's point is that mainstream addictions are much more subtle, though equally lethal. He asks us to consider the use we make of alcohol, tranquilizers, coffee and toba... more »cco. Dr. Fort is founder of the National Center for Solving Special Social and Health Problems in San Francisco. "Fort puts his finger on what it is that is sick in our society and is quick to identify the liars and totalitarians in our power structure." (The Saturday Review)« less