The Selfish Brain: Learning from Addiction

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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Preface; About the Author; Section I: Thinking About Addiction; Chapter 1: Addiction to Alcohol and Other Drugs; Chapter 2: A World History of Drug Abuse; Chapter 3: The Contemporary Scene for Alcohol and Other Drugs; Section II: The Brain and Addiction; Chapter 4: The Brain: Target Organ of Addiction; Chapter 5: Gateway Drugs: Alcohol, Marijuana, and Cocaine; Chapter 6: Heroin and Other Drugs of Abuse; Section III: Overcoming Addiction; Chapter 7: The Addict's Life.;Why is the brain so vulnerable to the effects of alcohol and other drugs? How does addiction echo through families, cultures, and history? What is it that families and communities do to promote or prevent addiction? These are some of the questions that this thorough, thoughtful, and well-reasoned book answers-in clear, comprehensible terms. From the basics of brain chemistry to the workings of particular drugs such as alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, cocaine, and heroin, The Selfish Brain explains how individuals and communities become trapped in destructive habits-and how various tre. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Foreword Acknowledgments Preface About the Author Section I: Thinking About Addiction Chapter 1: Addiction to Alcohol and Other Drugs Chapter 2: A World History of Drug Abuse Chapter 3: The Contemporary Scene for Alcohol and Other Drugs Section II: The Brain and Addiction Chapter 4: The Brain: Target Organ of Addiction Chapter 5: Gateway Drugs: Alcohol, Marijuana, and Cocaine Chapter 6: Heroin and Other Drugs of Abuse Section III: Overcoming Addiction Chapter 7: The Addict's Life. Chapter 8: Codependence: The Mirror of AddictionChapter 9: Preventing Addiction Chapter 10: Intervention and Treatment Chapter 11: Twelve Step Programs: A Modern Miracle Chapter 12: Tough Policy Choices to Prevent Addiction Chapter 13: The Future of Addiction A Personal Footnote Drug Facts Bibliotherapy Appendix 1: Twelve Step Fellowship and Other Mutual-Aid Group Descriptions Appendix 2: Resources.