E. Summerson Carr has managed to create what should be considered a linguistic anthropology masterpiece of a book. Using data from transcripts of interactions she has with clients and therapists / staff at Fresh Beginnings, a chemical dependency treatment center, Carr details how clients portray themselves according to expectations and premises given & maintained by Fresh Beginnings therapists / staff. Well-written and incredibly thorough, Scripting Addiction explores how addiction is, in part, created and maintained through language, or lack thereof.