Biological Research on Addiction: Comprehensive Addictive Behaviors and Disorders, Volume 2, Volume 2

Peter M. Miller

May 2013 · Academic Press

About this ebook

Biological Research on Addiction examines the neurobiological mechanisms of drug use and drug addiction, describing how the brain responds to addictive substances as well as how it is affected by drugs of abuse. The book's four main sections examine behavioral and molecular biology; neuroscience; genetics; and neuroimaging and neuropharmacology as they relate to the addictive process.

This volume is especially effective in presenting current knowledge on the key neurobiological and genetic elements in an individual’s susceptibility to drug dependence, as well as the processes by which some individuals proceed from casual drug use to drug dependence.

Biological Research on Addiction is one of three volumes comprising the 2,500-page series, Comprehensive Addictive Behaviors and Disorders. This series provides the most complete collection of current knowledge on addictive behaviors and disorders to date. In short, it is the definitive reference work on addictions.

• Each article provides glossary, full references, suggested readings, and a list of web resources
• Edited and authored by the leaders in the field around the globe – the broadest, most expert coverage available
• Discusses the genetic basis of addiction
• Covers basic science research from a variety of animal studies

Ratings and reviews

To be honest I have not read Biological Research on Addiction yet however I do plan to do so soon and quote Dr. Miller in my Thesis. This is my opportunity to say I do know and remember Dr. Miller at U of I Campus in the Dept. Psychiatry. I look forward to doing my research using his book.

About the author

Peter M. Miller, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs at the Medical University of South Carolina. He is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Addictive Behaviors and an experienced researcher and clinician in the field of alcohol use disorders.