Jeffrey A. Schaler, Ph.D.

In The News

"Was Doctor a Hero or Hypocrite?"Philadelphia Inquirer, February 25, 2002

"Are Shopaholics for Real?"Chicago Sun-Times, June 3, 2001

"They can't just say no; Boy's family loses their fight against Ritalin" by Lynn Brezosky. Chicago Tribune, December 17, 2000

"Compulsive Gambling's Unlikely Poster Boy" by Brian Hickey. Philadelphia Weekly, November 4, 2000

"Habits" by Sam S. Snyder, Ph.D., MPH. Reserve News. Psychology Room-- A Discussion of Relevant Psychological Topics, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, September-October 2000

"Parents lose fight to take 8-year-old off Ritalin Child's hyperactivity disrupted classes, school officials say" by Lynn Brezosky. The Associate Press, October 22, 2000

"Ritalin Case Puts Parents, Courts on Collision Course" by John Cahern. New York Law Journal, August 17, 2000

"¡Ya no más! Estrategias efectivas para dejar el cigarrillo" by Liza Díaz-Pinzón. Univision.com, July 27, 2000

"Al Gore: Liar or loon?" by Deroy Murdock. (Nationally syndicated columnist), July 25, 2000

"'Stigma' hobbles mental care," by Daniel P. Finney. The Des Moines Register, July 24, 2000

"A fatal collision," by David Ramsay Steele.Liberty Magazine, August, 2000, pages 10-11

"Under the Influence: Audrey Kishline, who steered clear of abstinence, drove drunk and killed two people," PEOPLE Magazine, July 17, 2000, pages 63-65

[On Elian Gonzales] "Memory of Ordeal Unlikely to Vanish," The Orlando Sentinel, June 29, 2000

"Fatal accident forces debate over movement for problem drinkers," The Associated Press, June 27, 2000

Interview on "Jersey's Talking" with host Lee Leonard, June 9, 2000

"Internet addiction: To diagnose or disregard," New Therapist (South Africa), May/June 2000.

"Profs Fight Censorship in Court," by Matthew Tokson, The Dartmouth Review, April 24, 2000

drkoop.com, April 21, 2000 "For once and for all: How to break a bad habit," By Lynne Zerance

"New York Smokers react poorly to new tax," Columbia News Service, by C.M. Lanzillotti, April 14, 2000

The Eagle (American University), March 6, 2000. "Addicts have choices," By Justin Pascoe.

The Eagle (American University), February 28, 2000. "Addiction is not a choice," By Terry Kester.

The Eagle (American University), February 14, 2000. "Schaler: 'Addiction is a choice.'
Professor advocates personal freedoms, drug legalization,"
By Saundra Latham.

salon.com, , January 10, 2000. "Is being hooked a choice?" By Andy Dehnart

The Globe and Mail (Canada) Saturday, January 15, 2000 "Addiction addiction," By Leah McLaren

The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 10, 1999 "The Myth of Academic Freedom," By Alison Schneider

American University Weekly, Nov 9, 1999 "Addiction is a choice: or not?" By Shaunna Bennett

Philadelphia City Paper, November 4, 1999. "Drinking Problem," By Frank Lewis