Contents
Chapter 1 What’s in This Book, and Why Should I Read It?
Chapter 2 Hardwired: What Animals Tell Us About the Human Desire for Drugs
Chapter 3 Feeling Good: The Brain’s Own Reward System
Chapter 4 The ABCs of Drug Action in the Brain
Chapter 5 The Dark Side Develops!
Chapter 6 Why Are Drugs So Powerful?
Chapter 7 The Brain Is Changed—For a Long Time!
Chapter 8 Could I Become an Addict?
Chapter 9 Stress, Social Status, and Drugs
Chapter 10 Gambling, Sex, and Food
Chapter 11 What Else Do Drugs Do to Me?
Chapter 12 Women and Adolescents
Chapter 13 Treatment: How Do I Get Better?
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