The addicted brain why we abuse drugs, alcohol, and nicotine
"Addiction destroys lives. In The Addicted Brain, a leading neuroscientist explains how and why this happens--and presents advances in treatment and prevention. Using breathtaking brain imagery and other research, Michael Kuhar, Ph. D., shows the powerful, long-term brain changes that drugs can caus...
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Upper Saddle River, N.J. :
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2012.
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The addicted brain : |b why we abuse drugs, alcohol, and nicotine / |c Michael J. Kuhar. |
| 250 | |a 1st ed. | ||
| 260 | |a Upper Saddle River, N.J. : |b FT Press, |c 2012. | ||
| 300 | |a xiii, 222 p. : |b ill. ; |c 24 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a What's in this book, and why should I read it? -- Hardwired: what animals tell us about the human desire for drugs -- Feeling good: the brain's own reward system -- The ABCs of drug action in the brain -- The dark side develops! -- Why are drugs so powerful? -- The brain is changed, for a long time! -- Could I become an addict? -- Stress, social status, and drugs -- Gambling, sex, and food -- What else do drugs do to me? -- Women and adolescents -- Treatment: how do I get better? -- What does the future hold? | |
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