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Contents
- Chapter 1 What is addiction?
- Chapter 2 Burden of addiction
- Chapter 3 Key elements of addiction
- Chapter 4 Neurobiological processes in addiction
- Chapter 5 Drug pharmacokinetics and abuse liability
- Chapter 6 Pharmacodynamics of addictive substances
- Chapter 7 The dopamine system and addiction
- Chapter 8 The GABA system and addiction
- Chapter 9 The glutamate system and addiction
- Chapter 10 The opioid system and addiction
- Chapter 11 Nicotine addiction
- Chapter 12 Appetite hormones and addiction
- Chapter 13 Conclusion and overview