The anatomy of addiction
Subtitle: what science and research tell us about the true causes, best preventive techniques, and most successful treatments
By: Akikur Mohammad, MD
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: TarcherPerigee; Periger
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781101981832
Subjects: Etiology; Compulsive behavior; Treatment; Substance abuse
Description: "As compelling as it is informative and authoritative, The Anatomy of Addiction will lead you to a better understanding about the causes, prevention, and treatment of addiction. It explains in layman's terms what constitutes effective, evidence-based addiction medicine and how to find it. This book provides actionable, scientific information for addicts and their families and details how to avoid so-called rehab clinics that are at best useless and at worst dangerous and even life threatening"--
Notes: "A Perigee Book".

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-239) and index.
Table of contents: title: The invisible epidemic that's killing us; title: Addiction is preventable. Addiction is treatable; title: The ten biggest myths of addiction; title: The medical illness of addiction; title: The medical consequences of addiction; title: The process of effective treatment; title: Painless detox; title: Maintenance and relapse; title: Dual diagnosis; title: Teens and young adults; title: Fetal alcohol syndrome : real and preventable; title: Overcoming the culture of disbelief.