| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 303 pages) |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Us and them -- A grocery store that closed -- An entity in its own right -- A chronic, relapsing disorder -- Man or machine? -- Histories, brains, and behaviors -- The pursuit of happiness -- The dark side of addiction -- Rash actions -- Turning on a red light -- Getting the cue -- A strained mind -- Fathers and sons -- Molecular culprits -- Trick or treatment -- Please behave -- Pills for addiction ills -- Pray if you wish, but please take your meds first -- The journey ahead. |
| Summary |
The past twenty-five years have witnessed a revolution in the science of addiction, yet we still rely upon sorely outdated methods of treatment. Expensive new programs for managing addiction are also flourishing, but since they are not based in science, they offer little benefit to people who cannot afford to lose money or faith in their recovery. Clarifying the cutting-edge science of addiction for practitioners and general readers, The Thirteenth Step pairs stories of real patients with explanations of key concepts relating to their illness. A police chief who disappears on the job illustra. |
| Subject |
Substance abuse -- Physiological aspects.
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Substance abuse -- Treatment.
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Behavior, Addictive -- Metabolism.
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Brain -- Pathophysiology.
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MEDICAL -- Psychiatry -- Psychopharmacology.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychopathology -- Addiction.
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Substance abuse -- Physiological aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01136793
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Substance abuse -- Treatment.
(OCoLC)fst01136830
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Heilig, Markus. Thirteenth Step : Addiction in the Age of Brain Science. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2015 9780231172363 |
| ISBN |
9780231539029 (electronic bk.) |
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0231539029 (electronic bk.) |
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