Contents
Introduction xi
Chapter 1 What’s in This Book, and Why Should
I Read It? 1
Chapter 2 Hardwired: What Animals Tell Us About the
Human Desire for Drugs 15
Chapter 3 Feeling Good: The Brain’s Own Reward
System 29
Chapter 4 The ABCs of Drug Action in the Brain 39
Chapter 5 The Dark Side Develops! 59
Chapter 6 Why Are Drugs So Powerful? 73
Chapter 7 The Brain Is Changed—For a Long Time! 85
Chapter 8 Could I Become an Addict? 99
Chapter 9 Stress, Social Status, and Drugs 115
Chapter 10 Gambling, Sex, and Food 127
Chapter 11 What Else Do Drugs Do to Me? 137
Chapter 12 Women and Adolescents 159
Chapter 13 Treatment: How Do I Get Better? 171
Chapter 14 What Does the Future Hold? 189
Glossary 203
Index 211