Memoirs of an Addicted Brain - A Neuroscientist Examines his Former Life on Drugs (Paperback)

Marc Lewis's relationship with drugs began in a New England boarding school where, as a bullied and homesick fifteen-year-old, he made brief escapes from reality by way of cough medicine, alcohol, and marijuana. In Berkeley, California, in its hippie heyday, he found methamphetamine and LSD and heroin he sniffed nitrous oxide in Malaysia and frequented Calcutta's opium dens. Ultimately, though, his journey took him where it takes most addicts: into a life of desperation, deception, and crime.But unlike most addicts, Lewis recovered to become a developmental psychologist and researcher in neuroscience. In Memoirs of an Addicted Brain , he applies his professional expertise to a study of his former self, using the story of his own journey through addiction to tell the universal story of addictions of every kind.

General

Imprint:	PublicAffairs,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2013
First published:	March 2013
Authors:	Marc Lewis
Dimensions:	235 x 158 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	327
ISBN-13:	978-1-61039-233-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Coping with personal problems > Coping with drug & alcohol abuse Books > Biography > General Promotions
LSN:	1-61039-233-7
Barcode:	9781610392334

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