Blum / Femino / Teitelbaum Molecular Neurobiology of Addiction Recovery

The 12 Steps Program and Fellowship
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4614-7230-8
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 89 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: SpringerBriefs in Neuroscience

Humans are biologically programmed to seek out pleasurable experiences.  These experiences are processed in the mesolimbic system, also referred to as the "reward center" of the brain, where a number of chemical messengers work in concert to provide a net release of dopamine in the Nucleus Accumbens.  In some genetically predisposed individuals, addiction occurs when the mechanisms of the mesolimbic system are disrupted by the use of various drugs of abuse. Since Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in 1935, it's 12 step program of spiritual and character development has helped countless alcoholics and drug addicts curb their self-destructive behaviors.  However, the program was developed at a time when comparatively little was known about the function of the brain and it has never been studied scientifically. This is the first book to take a systematic look at the molecular neurobiology associated with each of the 12 steps and to review the significant body of addiction research literature that is pertinent to the program.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Blum, Kenneth

Femino, John

Teitelbaum, Scott

Giordano, John

Oscar-Berman, Marlene

Gold, Mark

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preamble.- Introduction.- Molecular neurobiology of recovery with the twelve steps.- Conclusions.- Acknowledgements.