From the Book - Updated and expanded second edition.
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.
ch. 1. Terminology and characterization of "addiction" --
ch. 2. Basics of brain science --
ch. 3. Anatomy and neurobiology of chemical dependence --
ch. 4. The genetics of chemical dependence --
ch. 5. Stimulants and depressants --
ch. 8. Dependence disease treatment --
ch. 9. The power and limitations of addiction research --
ch. 10. Evidence-based research for the future --
Appendix A : Alcohol concepts affecting neurobiology and treatment --
Appendix B : Drug concepts affecting neurobiology and treatment --
