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Author:

Erickson, Carlton K., author.

Title:

The science of addiction : from neurobiology to treatment / Carlton K. Erickson.

Edition:

Updated and expanded second edition.

Publisher:

W.W. Norton & Company,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

xxii, 360 pages ; 25 cm

Subject:

Substance abuse--Physiological aspects.
Substance abuse--Treatment.
Substance abuse--Physiological aspects.
Substance abuse--Treatment.
Substance-Related Disorders--etiology.
Substance-Related Disorders--therapy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

What addiction is and what it is not -- Is drug addiction a chronic medical brain disease? -- How do they diagnose the disease of addiction? -- Basically, how does the brain work? -- Where and how does addiction occur? -- Genetics: mom and dad's contributions -- Drugs that stimulate and depress us -- Alcohol, our most popular legal drug -- Other drugs that turn us on -- The treatment of addiction should be easy, right? -- Treating addiction: what are the choices? -- Addiction research: good news and bad news -- What's exciting about future addiction research? -- Alcohol concepts for the aspiring neuropharmacologist -- Drug concepts for the aspiring neuropharmacologist.

Summary:

An updated and expanded edition on the roles that brain function and genetics play in addiction.

ISBN:

0393712079
9780393712070

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1007502472

LCCN:

2017050782

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)