Cover Image

Drugs and the future : brain science, addiction and society /

Show other versions (1)

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 ap...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Nutt, David J., 1951-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Burlington, MA : Academic Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Drugs > Social aspects.
Drugs > Moral and ethical aspects.
Drug abuse.
Drug utilization > Moral and ethical aspects.
Drug abuse > Government policy.
Drug addicts > Psychology.
Drug addicts > Rehabilitation.
Compulsive behavior.
Brain > drug effects
Psychotropic Drugs > pharmacology
Psychotropic Drugs > therapeutic use
Behavior, Addictive
Substance-Related Disorders
United Kingdom
Médicaments > Aspect social.
Médicaments > Aspect moral.
Toxicomanie.
Médicaments > Usage > Aspect moral.
Toxicomanie > Politique gouvernementale.
Toxicomanes > Psychologie.
Toxicomanes > Réadaptation.
Comportement compulsif.
addiction.
Compulsive behavior
Drug abuse
Drug abuse > Government policy
Drug addicts > Psychology
Drug addicts > Rehabilitation
Drugs > Social aspects
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Drug Futures.
  • 2. Foresight.
  • 3. Neuroscience and Drugs of Addiction.
  • 4. Genomics.
  • 5. Experimental Psychology and Research into Brain Science, Addiction and Drugs.
  • 6. Pharmacology and Treatments.
  • 7. Psychological Treatments of Substance Misuse and Dependence.
  • 8. Cognition Enhancers.
  • 9. Neuroimaging.
  • 10. Drug Testing.
  • 11. Social Policy and Psychoactive Substances.
  • 12. Sociology and Substance Abuse.
  • 13. Economics of Addiction and Drugs.
  • 14. Problem Gambling and Other Behavioural Addictions.
  • 15. Ethical Aspects of Developments in Neuroscience and Drug Addiction.
  • 16. History and the Future of Pscychoactive Substances.
  • 17. Life Histories and Narratives of Addiction.
  • 18. Perspective of the Pharmaceutical Industry.
  • 19. Scenarios
  • Foresight Brain Science, Addiction and Drugs Project.