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Neuroscience of psychoactive substance use and dependence : summary

By: World Health Organization

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TextPublisher: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2004Description: 40 p. ill., tblsISBN: 9241591242Subject(s): Psychotropic drugs - Pharmacology | Substance - related disorders- physiopathology | Psychopharmacology | Brain-drug Effects | Drugs of Abuse | Drug AddictionSummary: This book provides an authoritative summary of current knowledge regarding the biological foundations of substance use behaviors and their interplay with environmental factors. The report examines a broad spectrum of psychoactive substances, including tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs, and discusses recent advancement in neuroscience research. These advancements encompass mechanism, governing craving, tolerance. neuroadaptation, immunotherapies, and the concept of dependence alongside their ethical implication. It stresses the common co-occurrence of substance use with other mental health issues, the negative impact of stigma on treatment seeking, and the relationship between the negative consequences of substance use and the specific palters of use.

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This book provides an authoritative summary of current knowledge regarding the biological foundations of substance use behaviors and their interplay with environmental factors. The report examines a broad spectrum of psychoactive substances, including tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs, and discusses recent advancement in neuroscience research. These advancements encompass mechanism, governing craving, tolerance. neuroadaptation, immunotherapies, and the concept of dependence alongside their ethical implication. It stresses the common co-occurrence of substance use with other mental health issues, the negative impact of stigma on treatment seeking, and the relationship between the negative consequences of substance use and the specific palters of use.

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