Why is the brain so vulnerable to the effects of alcohol and other drugs? How does addiction echo through families, cultures, and history? What is it that families and communities do to promote or prevent addiction? These are some of the questions that this thorough, thoughtful, and well-reasoned book answers--in clear, comprehensible terms. From the basics of brain chemistry to the workings of particular drugs such as alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, cocaine, and heroin, "The Selfish Brain" explains how individuals and communities become trapped in destructive habits--and how various treatments and approaches lead to recovery and whole, healthy lives. A practicing psychiatrist, Robert L. Dupont, M.D., is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. He was the first director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse and a director of the White House Drug Abuse Prevention Office.
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作者是标准的严父系，倒是非常对我的口味。被卖了AA系12步疗法的安利！想去open meeting感受一下。本书主要几个核心点：成瘾addiction ≠ 依赖dependence; 成瘾的定义是失控+欺骗；基因+开始年龄+摄入方式+环境包容度都对成瘾概率有影响；短期戒断治疗对付依赖问题有效，但如果想保持不复吸的话终生参与12步疗法成功率更高。