The Addicted Brain (30 page)

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Authors: Michael Kuhar

Tags: #Self-Help, #General, #Health & Fitness

in adolescents,
164-166

defined,
3

dopamine system and,
155-156

effect on brain,
59-60

gene expression,
63-69

glucose utilization,
70-71

postmortem studies,
69-70

in elderly adults,
167

gambling addiction compared,
127-130

long-lasting effects of,
85

benefits of researching,
92-93

brain imaging studies of,
85-90

protein synthesis/degradation rates,
91-92

returning brain to normal after,
93-94

as metabolic disease,
182-183

moral versus physical effects,
27

powerfulness of,
73-74

eating and dopamine connection,
74-77

glutamate, acetylcholine, and dopamine connection,
80-81

sexual behavior and dopamine connection,
77-79

survival functions and dopamine connection,
79-80

research.
See
research

sensitization and,
63

stigma of,
173-174
,
196-197

tolerance and,
62-63

withdrawal and,
60-62

women, differences from men,
159-161

hormonal influences,
161-163

treatment plans,
163-164

drug dependence, defined,
3

drug treatment programs.
See
treatment

drug use.
See also
drug abuse; drug addiction

by animals in nature,
19-20

defined,
2

enriched environments and,
124-125

history of,
3

legal versus illegal, statistics on,
6

phases of

animal research in,
22

explained,
7

self-administration of drugs by animals,
16-19

CART peptide example,
22-24

in phases of drug use,
22

relapse and cravings,
25-26

self-stimulation of brain and,
35-37

stress and,
118-119

early life stress,
119-121

social defeat,
124

social rank,
121-123

vulnerability to,
99-100

adolescence and,
107-109

availability of drugs and,
107

controlling risk factors,
110

factors in,
100

gene expression and,
101-106

impaired judgment,
109

personality traits and,
107

psychological problems and,
106-107

rider and elephant metaphor,
110-112

drugs

of abuse.
See also names of specific drugs (for example cocaine, morphine, etc.)

neurotransmitters compared,
48-49

related neurotransmitters,
43

speed of entry into brain,
52-54

classes of,
4-5

delivery methods,
53

dose-response studies,
37

harmful effects

addictive properties versus,
137-138

of alcohol,
138-141

of benzodiazepines,
148-149

of caffeine,
152-153

of club drugs,
150-151

of cocaine,
145-146

of marijuana,
143-144

of methamphetamine,
146-148

of nicotine,
141-143

of opiates,
149-150

of PCP,
151-152

legalization versus decriminalization,
198-200

legitimate uses for,
5

medications versus,
5

reasons for taking,
6

DSM IV TR (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)
,
2
,
13
,
130

E

early life stress, drug use and,
119-121

eating, dopamine and,
74-77

eating disorders

as addiction,
130-132

gene expression and,
76-77

Ecstasy, harmful effects of,
150-151

Edwards, Griffith,
202

Edwards, Roy,
95

elderly adults, drug addiction in,
167

electrical stimulation reinforcement,
29

deep brain stimulation (DBS),
33-34

drug use and,
35-37

food and water deprivation and,
34

self-stimulation,
30-33

elephant and rider metaphor,
110-112

emotional behavior, limbic system and,
10

emotional problems, vulnerability to drug use and,
106-107

emotional reactions to stress,
116

endogenous cannabinoids,
143

endorphins, morphine’s effect on,
51-52

enkephalins

morphine’s effect on,
51-52

as neurotransmitters,
191

enriched environments, drug use and,
124-125

enzymes, defined,
41

epigenetics,
67-68
,
191

epinephrine,
116

estrogen, effect on cocaine addiction,
161-163

excitatory signals,
42

excuse, addiction as,
133

exercise, as treatment,
178

F

family therapy,
178

finding treatment, resources for information,
184-186

Fitch, F.,
192

Fleckenstein, Annette,
147

fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging),
12

food addiction,
130
,
132

food deprivation, electrical stimulation reinforcement and,
34

food intake, dopamine and,
74-77

Fowler, Joanna,
95
,
131

Francis, Darlene,
119

Freud, Sigmund,
111
,
145

frontal cortex,
116
,
164

frontal lobe,
10
,
90
,
165

functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI),
12

functions of brain regions,
10-11

future

of addiction research,
191

of treatment programs,
190

of vaccines against drug abuse,
192-194

G

G-protein coupled receptors,
44

GABA

alcohol’s effects on,
140

as neurotransmitter,
191

GABA-A receptors,
149

gambling addiction,
127-130

nonregular awards and,
20-21

Gardner, Elliot,
37

gender differences in drug addiction,
159-161

hormonal influences,
161-163

treatment plans,
163-164

gene expression,
191

binge eating and,
76-77

changes in,
63-69

vulnerability to drug use and,
101
,
103-106

genetic changes

enriched environments and,
125

tracking,
101

genetics,
11

genome-wide association studies (GWAS),
103-104

GHB, harmful effects of,
151

glucose utilization,
70-71

glutamate

dopamine and,
80-81

as neurotransmitter,
191

Goeders, Nick,
146

Goldstein, Avram,
199

Gorelick, David,
77

Grant, K.,
122

group therapy,
178

Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
,
28

GWAS (genome-wide assocation studies),
103-104

H

Haidt, Jonathan,
110

half life,
91

hallucinations, as withdrawal symptom,
62

hallucinogens, as drug class,
4

harmful effects of drugs

addictive properties versus,
137-138

of alcohol,
138-141

of benzodiazepines,
148-149

of caffeine,
152-153

of club drugs,
150-151

of cocaine,
145-146

of marijuana,
143-144

of methamphetamine,
146-148

of nicotine,
141-143

of opiates,
149-150

of PCP,
151-152

hashish,
143

Hatsukami, Dorothy,
142

Heath, Robert,
32

heroin

alternate names for,
4

harmful effects of,
149

addictive properties versus,
138

Higgins, Steve,
178

histones,
67-68

history

of chemical neurotransmission discovery,
55

of dopamine and drug addiction research,
155-156

of dopamine in neurotransmitter research,
56-57

of drug use,
3

Hoebel, Bartley,
132

hormones

influence in drug addiction,
161-163

released during stress,
116

Howell, Leonard,
201

humans

drug abuse research on,
28

limitations of research on,
69

self-stimulation of brain,
32-33

hypothalamus,
77
,
116-117

I

ice.
See
methamphetamine

illicit drugs

legal drug use versus, statistics on,
6

legalization versus decriminalization,
198-200

imaging tools,
12

impaired judgment from drug abuse,
109

in vitro labeling autoradiography of receptors,
90

individual therapy,
178

infectious disease testing in treatment plans,
176

inhalants

adolescent usage of,
164

list of,
4

inhibitory signals,
42

injection of drugs,
53

intermediates,
42

involuntary treatment,
176

ion channel receptors,
44-45

J–K

Johanson, Chris-Ellyn,
25

judgment, impairment from drug abuse,
109

Kalivas, Peter,
80

Ketamine, harmful effects of,
151

King, Brett,
156

Klonopin,
148

Koob, George,
18
,
60

Korsakoff’s syndrome,
140

Kosten, TA,
120

Kreek, Mary Jeanne,
118

Kuhar, Mike,
57
,
96

Kuhl, David,
95

L

lateral hypothalamus,
32

legal drug use, statistics on illegal drug use versus,
6

legalization of drugs,
198-200

Life Skills Training (LST),
183

ligand-gated ion channel receptor,
45

limbic system,
10

liver disease,
140

Loewi, Otto,
55

London, Edythe,
110

long-lasting effects of drug addiction,
85

benefits of researching,
92-93

brain imaging studies of,
85-90

protein synthesis/degradation rates,
91-92

returning brain to normal after,
93-94

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