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Addiction: From Biology to Drug Policy, Second Edition by Avram Goldstein is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Drug Addiction As A Brain Disease Is This Book's Theme. Among The Many Volumes On Drugs Written For Lay Readers, It Is Unique In The Breadth And Depth Of Its Coverage. In Clear Scientific Terms-- With May Striking Examples From The Author's Experience As A Scientist And Clinician --it Describes The Nature Of Chemical Addiction And Addictive Behavior, The Seven Families Of Addictive Drugs, And The Muddied Effort To Develop Effective Drug Control Policies And Laws. 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. Avram Goldstein. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [329]-339) And Index.

Who reads Addiction: From Biology to Drug Policy, Second Edition?

Author

Avram Goldstein

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA; Oxford University Press

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9780195146639

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Medical, Psychology