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The Selfish Brain: Learning from Addiction

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Manufacturer: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.29
EAN: 9781568383637
ISBN: 1568383630
Label: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services
Manufacturer: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 505
Publication Date: 2000-05
Publisher: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services
Studio: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services

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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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Summary: Actual Facts
Comment: This Book provides me with the basic essentials to resurrect "THE DEAD ". Thanks for the recommendation .

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Summary: The science of addiction
Comment: Dr. Dupont is the former head of the National Institute of Drug Abuse (part of the National Institutes of Health). He presents the science of addiction and recovery in a way that anyone can understand. This book was recommended to me by a former private patient of Dr. Dupont's, who had nothing but good things to say about him. I thought the book was excellent, and it really explains what works and why.

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Summary: Science it is not
Comment: The first red flag - "About the author" at the top of this page. Beware of the authors advertised by the major media outlets.

Among other nonsense, this book promotes a failed AA 12-step approach and other myths such as marijuana being a gateway drug. Do yourself a favor and do some serious research instead of wasting your time here. Pathetic and laughable.

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Summary: Best Resource Available
Comment: I have found this to be an excellent resource for every aspect of addiction. Dr. Robert Dupont is emminently qualified to author this text. He does an excellent job of personalizing his writing with examples from his practice. He offers a message of hope for addicts and their families. It is a tome, but a very readable one, and he even includes (in the introduction) a way to "speed read" it in 2.5 hours. I read it twice in a weekend and am about to order my third copy! (I just seem to find people to give them to).

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