The Selfish Brain: Learning from Addiction 1568383630, 9781592859535, 1592859534

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The Selfish Brain: Learning from Addiction
 1568383630, 9781592859535, 1592859534

Table of contents :
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.

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