Drugs, Addiction, and the Brain George KoobMichael ArendsMichel Le MoalPrice: USD: 99.95ISBN: 978-0-12-386937-1ISBN10:0123869374Copyright date: Jul 15, 2014 Pages: 350 Elsevier Science & Technology
Drugs, Addiction, and the Brain explores the molecular, cellular, and neurocircuitry systems in the brain that are responsible for drug addiction. Common neurobiological elements are emphasized that provide novel insights into how the brain mediates the acute rewarding effects of drugs of abuse and how it changes during the transition from initial drug use to compulsive drug use and addiction. The book provides a detailed overview of the pathophysiology of the disease. The information provided will be useful for neuroscientists in the field of addiction, drug abuse treatment providers, and undergraduate and postgraduate students who are interested in learning the diverse effects of drugs of abuse on the brain.
Advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students taking an addiction course as part of a neuroscience, neurology, psychiatry, biology or addiction medicine program