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This volume provides a comprehensive review of the most recent progress in addiction research, with particular emphasis on potential applications in a clinical setting

Table of Contents

Part 1: Neuroscience Constructs for Addiction Medicine 1. Neuroscience of resilience and vulnerability for addiction medicine: From genes to behavior 2. Drug-induced neurotoxicity in addiction medicine: From prevention to harm reduction 3. Stress psychobiology in the context of addiction medicine: from drugs of abuse to behavioral addictions 4. Reinforcement principles for addiction medicine; from recreational drug use to psychiatric disorder 5. Neuroscience of attentional processes for addiction medicine: from brain mechanisms to practical considerations 6. Neuroscience of learning and memory for addiction medicine: from habit formation to memory reconsolidation 7. Neuroscience of drug craving for addiction medicine: From circuits to therapies 8. Response inhibition and addiction medicine: from use to abstinence 9. Neuroscience of inhibition for addiction medicine: from prediction of initiation to prediction of relapse

Part 2: Drugs and Behaviours for Addiction Medicine 10. Neuroscience of nicotine for addiction medicine: novel targets for smoking cessation medications 11. Neuroscience of alcohol for addiction medicine: Neurobiological targets for prevention and intervention in adolescents 12: Neuroscience of opiates for addiction medicine: From stress-responsive systems to behavior 13. Opioid neuroscience for addiction medicine: From animal models to FDA approval for alcohol addiction 14. Competing neurobehavioral decision systems theory of cocaine addiction: From mechanisms to therapeutic opportunities 15. Clinical neuroscience of amphetamine-type stimulants: From basic science to treatment development 16. Behavioral addictions in addiction medicine: from mechanisms to practical considerations 17. Neural systems implicated in obesity as an addictive disorder: from biological to behavioral mechanisms

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