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Neurobiology of pleasure, reward processes, addiction

Authors argue that social contacts facilitate the positive effects
exerted by pleasurable experiences whereas stimulants deteriorate
flexibility and normal control of behavior.
More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15361811
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Trauma and Recovery
by Judith Herman MD

Argues that therapist depart from a stance of moral neutrality,
working slowly toward integration rather than catharsis.
More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0465087302/top100
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The neurobiology of pleasure, reward processes, addiction and their
health implications.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15361811

Do women possess a unique susceptibility to the neurotoxic effects of
alcohol?
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15354377

Executive Functioning Early in Abstinence From Alcohol.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15365304

Recent advances in the pharmacotherapy of cocaine dependence.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15355754

Increased p3 amplitudes induced by alcohol-related pictures in
patients with alcohol dependence.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15365301

Dares to addiction
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15362467

DHEAS and POMS measures identify cocaine dependence treatment outcome.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15358439

An improved method for predicting which heavy drinkers become
intoxicated.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15362415

Recent understanding in the mechanisms of addiction.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15355757

Comparing alcoholic and nonalcoholic parents on the family
unpredictability scale.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15362421

Marijuana-induced transient global amnesia.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15352678

Recent advances in the treatment of opiate addiction.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15355756

Association of age at first drink with current alcohol drinking
variables in a national general population sample.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15365309

Sweet Liking, Novelty Seeking, and Gender Predict Alcoholic Status.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15365298

Expressive and receptive language functioning in preschool children
with prenatal cocaine exposure.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15347702

The quality of highly regarded adolescent substance abuse treatment
programs
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15351757

Alcohol and marijuana use among college students
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uid
s=15362176
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