Addiction : from biology to drug policy

Addiction : from biology to drug policy / Avram Goldstein.

1. Introduction. PART ONE: DRUGS AND THE BRAIN. 2. Neurotransmitters: The Brain's Own Drugs. 3. Receptors: Locks for the Addictive Keys. 4. Addictive Behavior. 5. Pain and Pleasure. 6. The Seesaw Brain: "Highs" and Adaptations. 7. Are Addicts Born or Made?. PART TWO: DRUGS AND THE ADD...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Goldstein, Avram
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Drug addiction.
Drug abuse > Social aspects.
Medical policy.
Drug abuse.
drug abuse.
drug addiction.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Nervous System (incl. Brain)
MEDICAL > Neurology.
Medical policy
Drug abuse
Drug abuse > Social aspects
Drug addiction
Soziologie
Drogenabhängigkeit
Physiologie
Drugsverslaving.
Drugsbeleid.
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Table of Contents:
  • Drugs and the brain. Neurotransmitters : the brain's own drugs
  • Receptors : locks for the addictive keys
  • Addictive behavior
  • Pain and pleasure
  • The seesaw brain : "highs" and adaptations
  • Are addicts born or made? The drugs and the addicts. Nicotine
  • Alcohol and related drugs
  • Heroin, morphine, and other opiates
  • Cocaine and amphetamines
  • Cannabis (Marijuana)
  • Caffeine
  • Hallucinogens. Drugs and society. Prevention : just say no?
  • Treating addiction, preventing relapse
  • Three lessons from the street
  • Three lessons from abroad
  • Prohibition vs. legalization : a false dichotomy
  • New strategies for rational drug policy.

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