Addiction: From Biology to Drug Policy Paperback – September 6, 2001 Author: Visit Amazon's Avram Goldstein Page | Language: English | ISBN:
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"A refreshingly straightforward and scientifically rigorous consideration of a wide range of information."--Eric J. Nestler, M.D., Cell
"Goldstein directs this readable small volume toward 'intelligent non-experts.'.... [He] goes to great lengths to show how each class of drugs produces its own form of addiction and why humans will go to such great effort to take them."--Floyd Bloom, M.D., Issues in Science and Technology
"It is written in a lively manner, is admirably logical and systematic, and is peppered with interesting quotations and clinical vignettes.... Deserves to be widely read."--Steven E. Hyman, M.D.
"This book is for everyone. Clinicians, experimental psychologists, and the ubiquitous intelligent layperson will all enjoy and learn from this book."--Contemporary Psychology
"An essential tool to understand the biology of addiction as well as the history, politics, and sociology of the issue. Dr. Goldstein brings to the policy debate a powerful scientific perspective based on decades of research backed by common sense."--General Barry R. McCaffrey, USA (Ret.), former Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy
About the Author
Avram Goldstein, M.D. is Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology, Stanford University. He is the author of Principles of Drug Action, is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and is the recipient of many awards including the Franklin Medal, the Nathan B. Eddy Award, and the Sollman Award.
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- Paperback: 353 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press; 2 edition (September 6, 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0195146646
- ISBN-13: 978-0195146646
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This book is approximately one of the lousiest I have ever read. It lack precision, it lacks an awareness of the central concepts that are being used and it is inconsistent - all the way inconsistent. I thought when I was reading it, that the author cannot really mean this, its is too incoherent and flavored by other views, at one time he uphelds the Native American Church from below, then he tells that all "these things" are bound to be dangerous in the western society. Then he asks questions like why does all these plants with all the psychoactives in them live by the humans and how could they have found the concocts. But he does not have an answer, and he stops reflecting when the interesting questions come up. Why is that?
The chapter of hallucinogens is where the author is so non-cognizant that it is a complete shame. If the author had presented the field of hallucinogens in a precise way, and then led some descent argument forward, that would have been OK. Instead he discloses his ignorance for all to see. For example: He claims that the release of serotonine sets in motion an excitatory release of glutamate and that this explains the psychoactive effects. This contradicts the fact that all psychoactive effects are only partially explained biochemically, because set and setting factors play enormous roles in these respects. The author touches this, but seems to ignore it as soon as it is convenient throughout the book. Furthermore his citing of existing research is extremely bad. Look at this: " Some effects of the hallucinogens resemble some symptoms of schizophrenia ,,,,,,,,,,, much research has been devoted to trying to understand this ........ ". The book lacks precision and there are no references. Not even inside the book.
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