Drugs, addiction, and the brain /

Drugs, Addiction, and the Brain explores the molecular, cellular, and neurocircuitry systems in the brain that are responsible for drug addiction. Common neurobiological elements are emphasized that provide novel insights into how the brain mediates the acute rewarding effects of drugs of abuse and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Koob, George F. (Author), Arends, Michael A. (Author), Le Moal, Michel (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2014.
Subjects:	Drug abuse. Drugs of abuse > Physiological effect. Substance-Related Disorders. Behavior, Addictive. Brain > drug effects.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book via ScienceDirect. Connect to the full text of this electronic book via ProQuest.

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Summary:	Drugs, Addiction, and the Brain explores the molecular, cellular, and neurocircuitry systems in the brain that are responsible for drug addiction. Common neurobiological elements are emphasized that provide novel insights into how the brain mediates the acute rewarding effects of drugs of abuse and how it changes during the transition from initial drug use to compulsive drug use and addiction. The book provides a detailed overview of the pathophysiology of the disease.
Physical Description:	1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780123869593 0123869595