Advance in the neuroscience of addiction

"Understanding the phenomenon of long-lasting vulnerability to addiction is essential to developing successful treatments. Written by a distinguished international team of contributors who are authorities in their respective fields, Advances in the Neuroscience of Addiction provides an overview...

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Main Authors: Koob, George F. (Author), Kuhn, Cynthia M. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press , c2010
Series:Frontiers in neuroscience
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Summary:"Understanding the phenomenon of long-lasting vulnerability to addiction is essential to developing successful treatments. Written by a distinguished international team of contributors who are authorities in their respective fields, Advances in the Neuroscience of Addiction provides an overview of the available and emerging approaches used to investigate the biologic mechanisms of drug addiction. It also delineates the promising research discoveries being made in relapse prevention."--Jacket
Physical Description:xvi, 222 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0849373913
1420007351
9780849373916
9781420007350