Craving for ecstasy and natural highs : a positive approach to mood alteration /
Milkman, Harvey B.
Sunderwirth, Stanley G.
Los Angeles, Calif. ; London : Sage,
c2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Addiction to experience -- Pleasure and the brain -- Hey, what's in this stuff anyway? -- The great psychiatric tavern -- Self-medication -- Eating for a change -- Stress hormone highs -- Rock around the clock : methamphetamine, cocaine, and the club scene -- Virtual reality and electronic bogeymen -- Fantasy and the drug experience -- Compelled by fantasy -- Love or addiction? -- Marijuana : reefer madness revisited -- Romantic sex fantasy -- The voyage of hardship and suffering -- The cognitive-behavioral revolution : how to manage thoughts, feelings, and behaviors -- Maintaining close and intimate relationships -- Relaxation, mindfullness, and meditation -- Eating yourself fit -- Exercise : the magic bullet -- Meaningful engagement of talents.
Adjustment (Psychology)
Compulsive behavior.
Mood (Psychology)