The chemical carousel
Subtitle: what science tells us about beating addiction
By: by Dirk Hanson
Publisher: Booksurge Publishing
Published: 2008
Place of publication: United States
Language: eng
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9781439212998
Subjects: Psychobiology; Neurobiology; Drug addiction; Substance abuse; Pathophysiology; Brain; Genetic aspects; Effect of drugs on; Physiological aspects
Description: In ''The Chemical Carousel,'' science writer Dirk Hanson takes the reader on a voyage through the heady world of addiction science, from the lab to the clinic to the junky on the street. Hanson explains the workings of common neurotransmitters and documents the direct effect drugs and alcohol produce on the reward pathways of the brain. He shows how scientists and treatment professionals have finally given us an answer to the perennial question about addiction: Why can't those people just say no?
Notes: Includes Bibliography (p. [415]-435) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction -- pt. I:; title: The alcoholic rats of Dr. Li --; title: The drug deal --; title: "Siss Im Blut" --; title: The reward pathway -- -- pt. II:; title: Alcohol and heroin --; title: Nicotine and caffeine --; title: The stimulants --; title: Marijuana --; title: Carbohydrates -- -- pt. III:; title: Fighting fire with fire --; title: The anti-craving drugs --; title: Consumers and the new medicine -- -- pt. IV:; title: A.A. and all the rest of it --; title: Reducing harm ---- Notes-- Bibliography-- Index.