The thirteenth step addiction in the age of brain science

The past twenty-five years have witnessed a revolution in the science of addiction, yet we still rely upon sorely outdated methods of treatment. Expensive new programs for managing addiction are also flourishing, but since they are not based in science, they offer little benefit to people who cannot...

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Main Author Heilig, Markus
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Columbia University Press 2015
Edition1
Subjects
Alcoholism
Alcoholism > therapy
Behavior, Addictive
Behavior, Addictive - metabolism
Brain
Brain > drug effects
Brain > physiopathology
Brain > Effect of drugs on
Drug addicts
drug effects
Health Sciences
MEDICAL
MEDICAL / Psychiatry / Psychopharmacology
metabolism
Neurosciences
Pharmacogenetics
Physiological aspects
physiopathology
Psychology
Sociology
Substance abuse
Substance abuse > Physiological aspects
Substance abuse > Treatment
Substance-Related Disorders
Substance-Related Disorders > therapy
therapy
Treatment
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Table of Contents:
  • The thirteenth step: addiction in the age of brain science -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. US and Them -- 2. A Grocery Store That Closed -- 3. An Entity in Its Own Right -- 4. A Chronic, Relapsing Disorder -- 5. Man or Machine? -- 6. Histories, Brains, and Behaviors -- 7. The Pursuit of Happiness -- 8. The Dark Side of Addiction -- 9. Rash Actions -- 10. Turning on a Bright Light -- 11. Getting the Cue -- 12. A Strained Mind -- 13. Fathers and Sons -- 14. Molecular Culprits -- 15. Trick or Treatment -- 16. Please Behave -- 17. Pills for Addiction Ills -- 18. Pray If You Wish, but Please Take Your Meds First -- 19. The Journey Ahead -- Notes -- Index.
  • Front Matter Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 1: US AND THEM 2: A GROCERY STORE THAT CLOSED 3: AN ENTITY IN ITS OWN RIGHT 4: A CHRONIC, RELAPSING DISORDER 5: MAN OR MACHINE? 6: HISTORIES, BRAINS, AND BEHAVIORS 7: THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS 8: THE DARK SIDE OF ADDICTION 9: RASH ACTIONS 10: TURNING ON A BRIGHT LIGHT 11: GETTING THE CUE 12: A STRAINED MIND 13: FATHERS AND SONS 14: MOLECULAR CULPRITS 15: TRICK OR TREATMENT 16: PLEASE BEHAVE 17: PILLS FOR ADDICTION ILLS 18: PRAY IF YOU WISH, BUT PLEASE TAKE YOUR MEDS FIRST 19: THE JOURNEY AHEAD NOTES INDEX
  • Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Us and Them -- 2. A Grocery Store That Closed -- 3. An Entity in Its Own Right -- 4. A Chronic, Relapsing Disorder -- 5. Man or Machine? -- 6. Histories, Brains, and Behaviors -- 7. The Pursuit of Happiness -- 8. The Dark Side of Addiction -- 9. Rash Actions -- 10. Turning On a Bright Light -- 11. Getting the Cue -- 12. A Strained Mind -- 13. Fathers and Sons -- 14. Molecular Culprits -- 15. Trick or Treatment -- 16. Please Behave -- 17. Pills for Addiction Ills -- 18. Pray If You Wish, but Please Take Your Meds First -- 19. The Journey Ahead -- Notes -- Index
  • Acknowledgments --
  • 9. RASH ACTIONS --
  • Contents --
  • 3. AN ENTITY IN ITS OWN RIGHT --
  • 18. PRAY IF YOU WISH, BUT PLEASE TAKE YOUR MEDS FIRST --
  • 15. TRICK OR TREATMENT --
  • Index
  • 1. US AND THEM --
  • 6. HISTORIES, BRAINS, AND BEHAVIORS --
  • 19. THE JOURNEY AHEAD --
  • 10. TURNING ON A BRIGHT LIGHT --
  • 4. A CHRONIC, RELAPSING DISORDER --
  • 7. THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS --
  • 17. PILLS FOR ADDICTION ILLS --
  • Frontmatter --
  • 2. A GROCERY STORE THAT CLOSED --
  • 11. GETTING THE CUE --
  • 5. MAN OR MACHINE? --
  • Notes --
  • 12. A STRAINED MIND --
  • 14. MOLECULAR CULPRITS --
  • 8. THE DARK SIDE OF ADDICTION --
  • 13. FATHERS AND SONS --
  • 16. PLEASE BEHAVE --