Molecular Neurobiology of Addiction Recovery The 12 Steps Program and Fellowship /

• Main Authors: Blum, Kenneth (Author), Femino, John (Author), Teitelbaum, Scott (Author), Giordano, John (Author), Oscar-Berman, Marlene (Author), Gold, Mark (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Neuroscience,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neurosciences.; Neurobiology.; Biomedicine.; Medicine/Public Health, general.

Humans are biologically programmed to seek out pleasurable experiences.  These experiences are processed in the mesolimbic system, also referred to as the "reward center" of the brain, where a number of chemical messengers work in concert to provide a net release of dopamine in the Nucleus...

Table of Contents:

• Preamble
• Introduction
• Molecular neurobiology of recovery with the twelve steps
• Conclusions
• Acknowledgements.