Drugs and the Future presents 13 reviews collected to present the new advances in all areas of addiction research, including knowledge gained from mapping the human genome, the improved understanding of brain pathways and functions that are stimulated by addictive drugs, experimental and clinical psychology approaches to addiction and treatment, as well as both ethical considerations and social policy. The book also includes chapters on the history of addictive substances and some personal narratives of addiction. Introduced by Sir David King, Science Advisory to the UK Government and head of the Office of Science and Technology, and Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse in the USA, the book uniquely covers the full range of disciplines which can provide insight into the future of addiction, from genetics to the humanities. Written for a scientific audience, it is also applicable to non-specialists as well. - Provides an unique overview of what we know about addiction, and how scientific knowledge can and should be applied in the societal, ethical, and political context - Applies the state-of-the-art research in fields such as Genomics, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Social Policy and Ethics to addiction research - Includes a preface by Sir David King, Science Advisory to the UK Government and head of the Office of Science and Technology, and in introduction by Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse in the USA

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Front cover
DRUGS AND THE FUTURE
Copyright page
Table of contents
Contributors
Foreword Drugs and the Future
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. Drugs Futures 2025
Chapter 2. Foresight
Chapter 3. Neuroscience of Drugs and Addiction
Chapter 4. Genomics
Chapter 5. Experimental Psychology and Research into Brain Science, Addiction and Drugs
Chapter 6. Pharmacology and Treatments
Chapter 7. Psychological Treatments of Substance Misuse and Dependence
Chapter 8. Cognition Enhancers
Chapter 9. Neuroimaging
Chapter 10. Drug Testing
Chapter 11. Social Policy and Psychoactive Substances
Chapter 12. Sociology and Substance Use
Chapter 13. Economics of Addiction and Drugs
Chapter 14. Problem Gambling and Other Behavioural Addictions
Chapter 15. Ethical Aspects of Developments in Neuroscience and Drug Addiction
Chapter 16. History and the Future of Psychoactive Substances
Chapter 17. Life Histories and Narratives of Addiction
Chapter 18. Drugs Futures 2025? Perspective of the Pharmaceutical Industry
Chapter 19. The Scenarios
Author Index
Subject Index

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