Alcohol and the Addictive Brain
New Hope for Alcoholics from Biogenetic Research
1st Edition
Published on 15. June 2010
336 pages
978-1-4516-0228-9 (ISBN)
Description
An understanding of the nature and progression of alcohol addiction has emerged: alcoholism as the result of an imbalance in the brain's natural production of neurotransmitters critical to our sense of wellbeing. This imbalance, which an increasing amount of evidence is demonstrating to be genetically influenced, produces a craving temporarily satisfied by drinking. Alcohol and the Addictive Brain is an account of the scientific discoveries concerning alcoholism.
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Kenneth Blum | James E. Payne
Alcohol and the Addictive Brain
New Hope for Alcoholics from Biogenetic Research
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01/1991
The Free Press
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Kenneth Blum, PhD, is currently Chairman of the Board and Chief Scientific Officer of LifeGen, Inc. San Diego, California and managing partner of Reward Deficiency Solutions, LLC, San Diego, California.
Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Section One: The Problem And Early Attempts To Define And Cope With It
- 1. Introduction: From Stigma to Solutions
- 2. Alcoholism: A Legacy of Pain for Alcoholics, Families, and Society
- 3. Self-Help Approaches to Treatment: Alcoholics Anonymous
- 4. Biopsychic Approaches to Treatment: Frustration and Progress
- Section Two: The Search For The Solution
- 5. The Neuron: A Primer of Brain Function
- 6. Science and the Disease Concept
- 7. The Biochemistry of Alcoholism: Early Clues
- 8. The Opiate Connection
- 9. Poppies of the Brain
- 10. Malfunction of the Reward Messengers
- 11. Toward a Craving Model
- 12. The Reward Cascade
- 13. Alcogenes
- 14. The Addictive Brain: Hope for a Cure
- Notes
- Glossary
- Index
