Chapter 11 Drug Addiction Clinical Neuroscience by Kelly Lambert and Craig Howard Kinsley Chapter 11 Drug Addiction

Drug Addiction in Context Prevalence of Addiction Addiction Across Cultures Heredity Influences in Addiction Considering Addiction in the Context of Evolution

Tracing the Neurobiological Roots of Addiction Neural Circuits Involved in Establishing Addiction Role of the nucleus accumbens Role of the orbitofrontal cortex

Tracing the Neurobiological Roots of Addiction (cont.) Neurochemistry of Addiction Dopamine: Primary fuel of addiction Potential role of acetylcholine

Tracing the Neurobiological Roots of Addiction (cont.) Craving Response Craving as a conditioned response Neural components of the craving response

Stress and Addiction

Therapy for Drug Addiction Initial Step: Detoxification Maintaining Abstinence Vaccination: Therapeutic Shot in the Dark? Behavioral Therapies for Addiction Ethical Questions About New Addiction Therapies

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