From a renowned behavioral neuroscientist and recovering addict, a rare page-turning work of science that draws on personal insights to reveal how drugs work, the dangerous hold they can take on the brain, and the surprising way to combat today's epidemic of addiction.
Judith Grisel was a daily drug user and college dropout when she began to consider that her addiction might ha...
From a renowned behavioral neuroscientist and recovering addict, a rare page-turning work of science that draws on personal insights to reveal how drugs work, the dangerous hold they can take on the brain, and the surprising way to combat today's epidemic of addiction.
Judith Grisel was a daily drug user and college dropout when she began to consider that her addiction might have a cure, one that she herself could perhaps discover by studying the brain. Now, after twenty-five years as a neuroscientist, she shares what she and other scientists have learned about addiction, enriched by captivating glimpses of her personal journey.
In Never Enough, Grisel reveals the unfortunate bottom line of all regular drug use: there is no such thing as a free lunch. All drugs act on the brain in a way that diminishes their enjoyable effects and creates unpleasant ones with repeated use. Yet they have their appeal, and Grisel draws on anecdotes both comic and tragic from her own days of using as she limns the science behind the love of various drugs, from marijuana to alcohol, opiates to psychedelics, speed to spice.
With more than one in five people over the age of fourteen addicted, drug abuse has been called the most formidable health problem worldwide, and Grisel delves with compassion into the science of this scourge. She points to what is different about the brains of addicts even before they first pick up a drink or drug, highlights the changes that take place in the brain and behavior as a result of chronic using, and shares the surprising hidden gifts of personality that addiction can expose. She describes what drove her to addiction, what helped her recover, and her belief that a “cure” for addiction will not be found in our individual brains but in the way we interact with our communities.
Set apart by its color, candor, and bell-clear writing, Never Enough is a revelatory look at the roles drugs play in all of our lives and offers crucial new insight into how we can solve the epidemic of abuse.
JUDITH GRISEL, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized behavioral neuroscientist and a professor of psychology at Bucknell University. Her recent research helps explain the different trajectories of alcohol abuse in men and women.
Some interesting facts about why some drugs are so addictive due to the A/B phase.
Isn’t this a bit biased? I enjoy the parts talking about scientific facts. But there are just too many morals talkin...Some interesting facts about why some drugs are so addictive due to the A/B phase.
Isn’t this a bit biased? I enjoy the parts talking about scientific facts. But there are just too many morals talking about “all drugs” are bad and dangerous.
The main issue is the audiobook is of poor quality; the reading is monotonous.(展开)
所有化学用品,都会破坏大脑的平衡,是大脑在戒断后进入反向调整,由此带来痛苦。成瘾沉迷的或许也不是物品,是希望摆脱现实的这一幻想。本书更像学术论文,作者描述了好多类药品的成瘾机制等,在最后几张结合自己的经历指出交流,融入关系等才是对抗成瘾的妙方。过度的危害讲述,反而会适得其反。现今的科学也没找到许多原因。越学习越无知,即使如此。 The hardest choice is the choice of...所有化学用品,都会破坏大脑的平衡,是大脑在戒断后进入反向调整,由此带来痛苦。成瘾沉迷的或许也不是物品,是希望摆脱现实的这一幻想。本书更像学术论文,作者描述了好多类药品的成瘾机制等,在最后几张结合自己的经历指出交流,融入关系等才是对抗成瘾的妙方。过度的危害讲述,反而会适得其反。现今的科学也没找到许多原因。越学习越无知,即使如此。 The hardest choice is the choice of freedom(展开)
0 有用 brakebillser 2022-02-16 00:53:51
Some interesting facts about why some drugs are so addictive due to the A/B phase. Isn’t this a bit biased? I enjoy the parts talking about scientific facts. But there are just too many morals talkin... Some interesting facts about why some drugs are so addictive due to the A/B phase. Isn’t this a bit biased? I enjoy the parts talking about scientific facts. But there are just too many morals talking about “all drugs” are bad and dangerous. The main issue is the audiobook is of poor quality; the reading is monotonous. (展开)
0 有用 Eno 2025-01-06 19:52:12 日本
没必要看。
0 有用 地下宇航员 2020-01-17 08:20:42
7/10.
0 有用 清欢 2025-03-23 15:34:07 海南
所有化学用品,都会破坏大脑的平衡,是大脑在戒断后进入反向调整,由此带来痛苦。成瘾沉迷的或许也不是物品,是希望摆脱现实的这一幻想。本书更像学术论文,作者描述了好多类药品的成瘾机制等,在最后几张结合自己的经历指出交流,融入关系等才是对抗成瘾的妙方。过度的危害讲述,反而会适得其反。现今的科学也没找到许多原因。越学习越无知,即使如此。 The hardest choice is the choice of... 所有化学用品,都会破坏大脑的平衡,是大脑在戒断后进入反向调整,由此带来痛苦。成瘾沉迷的或许也不是物品,是希望摆脱现实的这一幻想。本书更像学术论文,作者描述了好多类药品的成瘾机制等,在最后几张结合自己的经历指出交流,融入关系等才是对抗成瘾的妙方。过度的危害讲述,反而会适得其反。现今的科学也没找到许多原因。越学习越无知,即使如此。 The hardest choice is the choice of freedom (展开)
0 有用 seren 2019-04-02 22:21:00
很好的关于成瘾的科普书,作者是一个recovery addict,也是神经学教授,做成瘾研究,书里对成瘾的神经机制,以及各种成瘾物质的作用原理都有很详细而易懂的介绍,对自己瘾君子的过去毫不掩饰,增加了书的个人性和趣味性。不过对于我来说好像新东西还是不够多——当然副作用就是,我可以说大多数内容的科学性都是可靠而且前沿的,展现了大多数研究领域近年的最新发展。不过我最近听了好多关于drug和addict... 很好的关于成瘾的科普书,作者是一个recovery addict,也是神经学教授,做成瘾研究,书里对成瘾的神经机制,以及各种成瘾物质的作用原理都有很详细而易懂的介绍,对自己瘾君子的过去毫不掩饰,增加了书的个人性和趣味性。不过对于我来说好像新东西还是不够多——当然副作用就是,我可以说大多数内容的科学性都是可靠而且前沿的,展现了大多数研究领域近年的最新发展。不过我最近听了好多关于drug和addiction的书,从历史到科学,从个人体验到社会影响,我脚着可以告一段落了。 (展开)