The thirteenth step addiction in the age of brain science

• Main Author: Heilig, Markus
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York Columbia University Press 2015
• Edition: 1
• 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

The past twenty-five years have witnessed a revolution in the science of addiction, yet we still rely upon sorely outdated methods of treatment.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...