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The Selfish Brain : Learning From Addiction by DuPont M.D., Robert L is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Preface; About the Author; Section I: Thinking About Addiction; Chapter 1: Addiction to Alcohol and Other Drugs; Chapter 2: A World History of Drug Abuse; Chapter 3: The Contemporary Scene for Alcohol and Other Drugs; Section II: The Brain and Addiction; Chapter 4: The Brain: Target Organ of Addiction; Chapter 5: Gateway Drugs: Alcohol, Marijuana, and Cocaine; Chapter 6: Heroin and Other Drugs of Abuse; Section III: Overcoming Addiction; Chapter 7: The Addict's Life.;Why is the brain so vulnerable to the effects of alcohol and other drugs? How does addiction echo through families, cultures, and history? What is it that families and communities do to promote or prevent addiction? These are some of the questions that this thorough, thoughtful, and well-reasoned book answers-in clear, comprehensible terms. From the basics of brain chemistry to the workings of particular drugs such as alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, cocaine, and heroin, The Selfish Brain explains how individuals and communities become trapped in destructive habits-and how various tre.

Who reads The Selfish Brain : Learning From Addiction?

Author

DuPont M.D., Robert L

Publisher

Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780585324784

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Self Help, Social Science, Medical