El cerebro adicto : por qué abusamos de las drogas, el alcohol, la nicotina y muchas cosas más /

Addiction destroys lives. In this work, the author, a neuroscientist explains how and why this happens, and presents advances in drug addiction treatment and prevention. Using brain imagery and other research, he shows the powerful, long-term brain changes that drugs can cause, revealing why it can...

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Main Authors: Kuhar, Michael J. (Author), Corvalán Droby, Liliana (Author), Fuentealba Evans, José Antonio (Author), Gysling Caselli, Katia (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Spanish
English
Published: Santiago, Chile : Ediciones UC, abril 2016.
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Summary:Addiction destroys lives. In this work, the author, a neuroscientist explains how and why this happens, and presents advances in drug addiction treatment and prevention. Using brain imagery and other research, he shows the powerful, long-term brain changes that drugs can cause, revealing why it can be so difficult for addicts to escape their grip. Discover why some people are far more susceptible to addiction than others as the author illuminates striking neural similarities between drugs and other pleasures potentially capable of causing abuse or addiction, including alcohol, gambling, sex, caffeine, and even Internet overuse. He concludes by outlining the 12 characteristics most often associated with successful drug addiction treatment. Offers a scientific explanation of addiction and what addicts, their families, and society can do about it.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789561418424
9561418428
9789561418417
956141841X