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Neuroscience for Addiction Medicine: From Prevention to Rehabilitation

Neuroscience for Addiction Medicine: From Prevention to Rehabilitation

Rivera, Lois

Hardcover

Medical ReferenceAddiction & RecoveryCognition

ISBN10: 1646465776
ISBN13: 9781646465774
Publisher: Foster Academics
Published: Sep 26 2023
Pages: 244
Weight: 1.90
Height: 0.63 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Addiction refers to a complex and chronic brain illness influenced by the environment and genes. It is characterized by substance abuse or compulsive behaviors that persist despite negative consequences. Commonly abused substances include intoxicants like heroin and alcohol, and milder stimulants like nicotine and caffeine. Addiction is recognized as a mental illness and it causes significant economic, health, and social difficulties. Addiction medicine is a subspecialty of medicine that involves the diagnosis, evaluation, prevention, and treatment of addiction. Neuroscience can be used to study the brain mechanisms behind behaviors related to addiction, in order to further the understanding of the addictive processes. It also studies the actions of drug abuse. This book aims to understand the role of neuroscience in the field of addiction medicine. It covers in detail some existent theories and innovative concepts revolving around the prevention and rehabilitation of addictive behaviors. The readers would gain knowledge that would broaden their perspective with respect to this area of medicine.

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