Addiction Mechanisms, Phenomenology and Treatment

1. Front Matter

   Pages iii-ix

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2. The neurobiology of addiction

   • R. Maldonado

   Pages 1-14

3. Biological markers in alcoholism

   • A. Helander

   Pages 15-32

4. Substitution management in opioid dependence

   • A. Uchtenhagen

   Pages 33-60

5. Designer drugs: how dangerous are they?

   • L. Reneman

   Pages 61-83

6. Early intervention strategies in substance abuse

   • M. Kurz

   Pages 85-96

7. Homogenizing alcoholism treatment across Europe

   • F. Poldrugo

   Pages 97-111

8. Back Matter

   Pages 113-119

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Substance-related disorders pose an increasing challenge not only to the field of psychiatry but also to public health. The rapid development of our society has also changed the face of substance use and abuse, both quantitatively and qualitatively. In this volume international experts present reviews of the latest research covering many areas ranging from neurobiology to psychological management, as well as different drugs, from alcohol to ecstasy.

• addiction
• alcoholism
• drugs
• intervention
• neurobiology
• opiate
• psychiatry

• Department of Biological Psychiatry, Innsbruck University Clinics, Innsbruck, Austria

  W. W. Fleischhacker

• MRC Cyclotron Unit, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK

  D. J. Brooks

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