Addiction (Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine) - Hardcover

R. Christopher Pierce

 
9781936113477: Addiction (Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1936113473 ISBN 13: 9781936113477
Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Press, 2012

Synopsis

Drug and alcohol abuse elicits significant biological changes in the brain that drive compulsive behavior and lead to addiction. Abrupt cessation leads to withdrawal, craving, and relapse. A complete understanding of the brain changes produced by abused substances is therefore necessary if we are to develop treatments for drug dependence.

Written and edited by experts in the field, this collection from Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine explores the biological basis of addiction to alcohol, nicotine, and other psychoactive drugs. Contributors describe the molecular targets of these drugs, the resulting changes to neural networks, and the various genetic, developmental, and behavioral factors that influence the progression from abuse to addiction. Animal models of addictive behavior and techniques to dissect neural circuits are also described.

This volume includes discussion of compounds currently used or under development to treat drug dependence. Thus, it is an indispensable reference for neuroscientists and all who are interested in reducing the public health burden of substance abuse.

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Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Press
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1936113473
ISBN 13 
9781936113477
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
368
Editor
R. Christopher Pierce, Paul J. Kenny