Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why the self-medication hypothesis? -- Addiction: disease or disorder -- The SMH and addiction as a problem in self-regulation -- Self-medication hypothesis research: affect regulation and drug preference / Jess J. Suh -- Contexts and models for understanding addiction: a brief overview -- Suffering and self-medication -- Self-medication, psychiatric disorders, and emotional pain -- Trauma and the self-medication hypothesis -- Addiction and the perpetuation of suffering -- Nicotine, marijuana, and the SMH -- Gambling and other behavioral disorders: does the SMH apply? -- The neurobiology of addictions -- How the SMH can guide treatment and recovery.