Addiction / David J. Nutt, Liam J. Nestor.

Author/creator Nutt, David J., 1951- author.
Other author Nestor, Liam J., author.
Format Electronic
EditionSecond edition.
PublicationOxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Description1 online resource.
Supplemental ContentEBSCOhost
Subjects

SeriesOxford psychiatry library
Oxford psychiatry library. ^A1263004
Contents Cover; Addiction; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Symbols and abbreviations; 1 What is addiction?; 2 Burden of addiction; 3 Key elements of addiction; 4 Neurobiological processes in addiction; 5 Drug pharmacokinetics and abuse liability; 6 Pharmocodynamics of addictive substances; 7 The dopamine system and addiction; 8 The GABA system and addiction; 9 The glutamate system and addiction; 10 The opioid system and addiction; 11 Nicotine addiction; 12 Appetite hormones and addiction; 13 Conclusion and overview; Index
Abstract Addiction, second edition is a succint guide to the brain science underpinning substance addiction.
Source of descriptionOnline resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 21, 2018).
Issued in other formOriginal 0198797745 9780198797746
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