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The Diocese of Fort Wayne
Herman Joseph Alerding, John Francis Noll
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With the use of crack on the rise in American cities, there is more
need than ever to understand the biological, environmental, and
social factors behind cocaine addiction, as well as the
pharmacological properties of cocaine that make it such an
addictive drug. The Neurobiology of Cocaine Addiction helps
clinicians and researchers analyze research findings and their
relevance to the clinical treatment of cocaine dependency. To do
this, it looks at the whole spectrum of cocaine use, from trends in
cocaine-involved deaths, hospital emergencies, arrests, and
treatment admissions to the specific impact the drug has on brain
function. The book reports on important findings from positron
emission tomography (PET) and a "binge" pattern cocaine
administration mode. This will enable you to improve your
understanding of how cocaine alters the pleasure/reward system of
the brain and creates new instinctual needs that displace the
inherent instinctual needs of hunger and sex.By reading The
Neurobiology of Cocaine Addiction, you will sharpen your knowledge
of the basic actions of cocaine, the factors related to daily
cocaine use, the neurobiological basis of addictive diseases, and
drug-induced alterations in normal physiology. You will also learn
about: the coexistence of cocaine and heroin addiction cocaine's
disruption of the endogenous opioid system QEEG and how it can play
a potentially useful role in drug development and planning
hypotheses of sensitization in the pathophysiology of cocaine
dependence factors that predict daily cocaine use among patients in
a methadone maintenance program abnormalities in brain function
that persist for up to six months after last cocaine use patterns
of cocaine use the importance of prospective data analysis and the
limitations of a self-selective study groupClinicians, researchers,
psychiatrists, and other professionals in chemical dependency and
narcotics rehabilitation will turn the last page of The
Neurobiology of Cocaine Addiction with a better understanding of
cocaine's addictive qualities and the characteristics of the
individuals who become addicted to it. You will see what headway
has been made in research at some of the nation's top laboratories,
but you will also see what remains to be done. Hopefully, you will
find where you can make a contribution either at the practical
level, the research level, or both.
With the use of crack on the rise in American cities, there is more
need than ever to understand the biological, environmental, and
social factors behind cocaine addiction, as well as the
pharmacological properties of cocaine that make it such an
addictive drug. The Neurobiology of Cocaine Addiction helps
clinicians and researchers analyze research findings and their
relevance to the clinical treatment of cocaine dependency. To do
this, it looks at the whole spectrum of cocaine use, from trends in
cocaine-involved deaths, hospital emergencies, arrests, and
treatment admissions to the specific impact the drug has on brain
function. The book reports on important findings from positron
emission tomography (PET) and a "binge" pattern cocaine
administration mode. This will enable you to improve your
understanding of how cocaine alters the pleasure/reward system of
the brain and creates new instinctual needs that displace the
inherent instinctual needs of hunger and sex.By reading The
Neurobiology of Cocaine Addiction, you will sharpen your knowledge
of the basic actions of cocaine, the factors related to daily
cocaine use, the neurobiological basis of addictive diseases, and
drug-induced alterations in normal physiology. You will also learn
about: the coexistence of cocaine and heroin addiction cocaine's
disruption of the endogenous opioid system QEEG and how it can play
a potentially useful role in drug development and planning
hypotheses of sensitization in the pathophysiology of cocaine
dependence factors that predict daily cocaine use among patients in
a methadone maintenance program abnormalities in brain function
that persist for up to six months after last cocaine use patterns
of cocaine use the importance of prospective data analysis and the
limitations of a self-selective study groupClinicians, researchers,
psychiatrists, and other professionals in chemical dependency and
narcotics rehabilitation will turn the last page of The
Neurobiology of Cocaine Addiction with a better understanding of
cocaine's addictive qualities and the characteristics of the
individuals who become addicted to it. You will see what headway
has been made in research at some of the nation's top laboratories,
but you will also see what remains to be done. Hopefully, you will
find where you can make a contribution either at the practical
level, the research level, or both.
Contains Tradition And History, The Bishops Of Vincennes, The
Priests And Congregations, Institutions Of The Diocese.
The authors employ the techniques of oral history to penetrate the
nether world of the drug user, giving us an engrossing portrait of
life in the drug subculture during the "classic" era of strict
narcotic control.
Praise for the hardcover edition:
"A momentous book which I feel is destined to become a classic in
the category of scholarly narcotic books."
--Claude Brown, author of the bestseller, Manchild in the Promised
Land.
"The drug literature is filled with the stereotyped opinions of
non-addicted, middle-class pundits who have had little direct
contact with addicts. These stories are reality. Narcotic addicts
of the inner cities are both tough and gentle, deceptive when
necessary and yet often generous--above all, shrewd judges of
character. While judging them, the clinician is also being
judged."
--Vincent P. Dole, M.D., The Rockefeller Institute.
"What was it like to be a narcotic addict during the Anslinger era?
No book will probably ever appear that gives a better picture than
this one. . . . a singularly readable and informative work on a
subject ordinarily buried in cliches and stereotypes."
--Donald W. Goodwin, Journal of the American Medical Association
" . . . an important contribution to the growing body of literature
that attempts to more clearly define the nature of drug addiction.
. . . This book] will appeal to a diverse audience. Academicians,
politicians, and the general reader will find this approach to drug
addiction extremely beneficial, insightful, and instructive. . . .
Without qualification anyone wishing to acquire a better
understanding of drug addicts and addiction will benefit from
reading this book."
--John C. McWilliams, Pennsylvania Magazine of History and
Biography
"This study has much to say to a general audience, as well as those
involved in drug control."
--Publishers Weekly
"The authors' comments are perceptive and the interviews make
interesting reading."
--John Duffy, Journal of American History
"This book adds a vital and often compelling human dimension to the
story of drug use and law enforcement. The material will be of
great value to other specialists, such as those interested in the
history of organized crime and of outsiders in general."
--H. Wayne Morgan, Journal of Southern History
"This book represents a significant and valuable addition to the
contemporary substance abuse literature. . . . this book presents
findings from a novel and remarkably imaginative research approach
in a cogent and exceptionally informative manner."
--William M. Harvey, Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
"This is a good and important book filled with new information
containing provocative elements usually brought forth through the
touching details of personal experience. . . . There isn't a
recollection which isn't of intrinsic value and many point to
issues hardly ever broached in more conventional studies."
--Alan Block, Journal of Social History
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the
pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text.
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