
Title:
False messengers : how addictive drugs change the brain
Author:
Friedman, David P.
ISBN:
9781315273020
9781351992398
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiv, 232 pages).
Contents:
chapter 1 YOUR BRAIN, YOUR MIND—YOUR CHOICE -- chapter 2 CURRENT DRUG USERS—FUTURE ADDICTS? -- chapter 3 HOW THE BRAIN IS ORGANIZED -- chapter 4 HOW THE PARTS OF THE BRAIN COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER -- chapter 5 HOW ADDICTIVE DRUGS CHANGE THE WAY NEURONS COMMUNICATE -- chapter 6 HOW DRUGS GET INTO THE BRAIN—AND OUT AGAIN -- chapter 7 DRUGS TELL THE BRAIN TO TAKE MORE DRUGS -- chapter 8 HOW DRUGS CHANGE THE BRAIN TO PRODUCE INTOXICATION, TOLERANCE, SENSITIZATION, PHYSICAL DEPENDENCE, AND WITHDRAWAL -- chapter 9 HOW DRUGS CHANGE THE BRAIN TO PRODUCE PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPENDENCE, CRAVING, AND ADDICTION -- chapter 10 Intervention and Treatment -- chapter 11 THERAPEUTIC USE OF ADDICTIVE DRUGS: HOW CAN A BAD DRUG BE GOOD? -- chapter 12 SUMMING IT ALL UP.
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Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Status | Item Holds |
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Searching... | E-Book | 544509-1001 | RC564 .F75 1999 | Searching... | Searching... |
