Drugs and the future
Subtitle: brain science, addiction, and society
By: scientific coordinators, David Nutt ... [et al.].
Contributors: Nutt, David J., 1951-
Publisher: Elsevier/Academic Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 598
ISBN-13: 9780123706249
Subjects: Brain -- drug effects -- Great Britain; Psychotropic Drugs -- pharmacology -- Great Britain; Psychotropic Drugs -- therapeutic use -- Great Britain; Behavior, Addictive -- Great Britain; Substance-Related Disorders -- Great Britain; Drug abuse; Drug abuse -- Government policy; Drug addicts -- Psychology; Drug addicts -- Rehabilitation
Genres: Government policy.
Description: This book presents 13 reviews collected to present the new advances in all areas of addiction research, including knowledge gained from mapping the human genome, the improved understanding of brain pathways and functions that are stimulated by addictive drugs, experimental and clinical psychology approaches to addiction and treatment, as well as both ethical considerations and social policy. The book also includes chapters on the history of addictive substances and some personal narratives of addiction. Introduced by Sir David King, Science Advisory to the UK Government and head of the Office of Science and Technology, and Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse in the USA, the book uniquely covers the full range of disciplines which can provide insight into the future of addiction, from genetics to the humanities. Written for a scientific audience, it is also applicable to non-specialists as well. * Provides an unique overview of what we know about addiction, and how scientific knowledge can and should be applied in the societal, ethical, and political context * Applies the state-of-the-art research in fields such as Genomics, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Social Policy and Ethics to addiction research * Includes a preface by Sir David King, Science Advisory to the UK Government and head of the Office of Science and Technology, and in introduction by Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse in the USA.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.