The Addicted Brain (31 page)

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Authors: Michael Kuhar

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

Love Sick: One Woman’s Journey Through Sexual Addiction
(Silverman),
130

LST (Life Skills Training),
183

Lukas, Scott,
150

Lundahl, Leslie,
25

lungs, damage from smoking,
142

M

Madras, Bertha,
9

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),
12
,
87

marijuana

adolescent usage of,
164

as drug class,
4

harmful effects of,
143-144

Marinol,
143

MDMA, harmful effects of,
150-151

Meaney, Michael,
119

medial forebrain bundle,
32

medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC),
75

medical marijuana,
144

medications

drugs versus,
5

risk to benefit ratio,
201

RTI-336,
195-196

in treatment plans,
175
,
179-183

usefulness of drug abuse studies for,
10

men, differences from women in drug addiction,
159-164

mental health disorders

managing in treatment plans,
175

vulnerability to drug use and,
106-107

mesocortical DA system,
75

mesolimbic dopamine system

diagram of,
75

survival functions of,
79-80

metabolic disease, drug addiction as,
182-183

methadone,
181-183
,
193
,
202

methamphetamine

alternate names for,
4

effect on society,
59

harmful effects of,
146-148

withdrawal symptoms,
62

Methland
(Reding),
59
,
147

Meyer, Jerry,
147

Milner, Peter,
30

Molecules of Emotion
,
96

moral effects of drug addiction, physical effects versus,
27

Morgan, D.,
122

morphine

antibodies against,
192

effect on receptors in brain,
51-52

harmful effects of,
149

motor cortex,
10

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging),
12
,
87

mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid),
64

Murphy, Ann Z.,
161

muscarinic receptors,
143

mutations in genes, tracking,
101

myelin sheath,
40

N

NAcc (nucleus accumbens),
75
,
77
,
129
,
141

Nader, Michael,
94
,
122

naltrexone,
180
,
193

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA),
184

nature, drug use by animals in,
19-20

need for treatment, realizing,
177

nerve cells, structure of,
39-41

nerve terminals,
39-40

Nestler, Eric,
65

neurons, structure of,
39-41

neuroplasticity.
See
plasticity of brain

neurotransmission

alcohol and,
140

benzodiazepines and,
149

caffeine and,
152

club drugs and,
150

cocaine and,
146

future of research on,
191

marijuana and,
143

methamphetamine and,
148

nicotine and,
142

opiates and,
150

PCP and,
152

neurotransmitters

action of,
40

binding to receptors,
43-45

defined,
41

dopamine research,
56-57

drugs of abuse and,
43
,
48-49

in pleasure centers,
32

removing from receptors,
46-47

synthesis of,
41-42

variety of,
42-43

nicotine

as drug class,
4

effect on acetylcholine,
81

gender differences in effects,
160

genetic suseptibility to addiction,
104-105

harmful effects of,
141-143

medications for treating addiction to,
180

nicotine patch,
181
,
202

nicotinic receptors,
104-105
,
141-143

NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse),
184

nigrostriatal DA system,
75

nonregular rewards, addiction and,
20-21

norepinephrine,
148

nucleus accumbens (NAcc),
75
,
77
,
129
,
141

Nyswander, Marie,
182

O

O’Brien, Charles,
79

Office of National Control Drug Policy (ONDCP) website,
5

Olds, James,
30

olfactory cortex,
10

opiates

as drug class,
4

effect on receptors in brain,
51

harmful effects of,
149-150

legitimate use of,
5

medications for treating addiction to,
180

oral ingestion of drugs,
53

overeating,
130-132

oxycontin, harmful effects of,
149

P

pathological gambling.
See
gambling addiction

PCP, harmful effects of,
151-152

peptidases,
47

peptides,
47

peripheral neuropathies,
140

personality traits, vulnerability to drug use and,
107

PET (Positron Emission Tomography) scanning,
12
,
85-86
,
95

phases of drug use

animal research in,
22

explained,
7

Phelps, Michael E.,
95

phosphorylation,
67

physical effects of drug addiction, moral effects versus,
27

physical reactions to stress,
115-117

Pickens, Roy,
56
,
155

pilots, marijuana testing on,
154

pituitary gland,
116-117

plasticity of brain,
54
,
72

pleasure, dopamine and,
81

pleasure centers in brain,
29

deep brain stimulation (DBS),
33-34

drug use and,
35-37

food and water deprivation,
34

self-stimulation,
30-33

Plotsky, Paul,
119

Porrino, Linda,
70

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanning,
12
,
85-86
,
95

post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),
118

postmortem studies on drug-addicted brains,
69-70

powerfulness of drug addiction,
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

prefrontal cortex,
116
,
139

“Prelude to passion: limbic activation by ‘unseen’ drug and sexual cues” (Childress et al.),
79

prescription drugs

drugs versus medications,
5

examples of abused drugs,
4

prevention of drug abuse,
183
,
190

principles of treatment,
174-176

proteins

antibodies and,
192

brain functions explained,
63-69

half life of,
91

synthesis/degradation rates,
91-92

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

psychostimulants, as drug class,
4

PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder),
118

public good, alcohol and,
202

Q–R

realizing need for treatment,
177

receptor autoradiography,
96

receptors,
40

D2 dopamine receptors,
88-89
,
122

morphine’s effect on,
51-52

neurotransmitters binding to,
43-45

nicotinic cholinergic receptors,
104-105

removing neurotransmitters from,
46-47

recovery.
See
treatment

Reding, Nick,
59
,
147

regions of the brain,
10-11

reinforcement,
29

relapse, animal research on,
25-26

Renshaw, Perry,
150

research

advantages of animal usage in,
15-16

dopamine system and drug addiction,
155-156

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

future of addiction research,
191

gender differences in drug addiction, hormonal influences,
161-163

on human drug abusers,
28

postmortem studies on drug-addicted brains,
69-70

self-administration of drugs by animals,
16-19

CART peptide example,
22-24

in phases of drug use,
22

relapse and cravings,
25-26

resources for information on treatment plans,
184-186

reticular formation,
30

reuptake of neurotransmitters,
46-47

reward system in brain,
29

deep brain stimulation (DBS),
33-34

drug use and,
35-37

food and water deprivation,
34

self-stimulation,
30-33

rewards

adolescent brain and,
165-166

dopamine and,
81

nonregular rewards, addiction and,
20-21

rider and elephant metaphor,
110-112

risk factors, controlling,
110

risk to benefit ratio,
201

Ritz, Mary,
57
,
146

Roberts, Dave,
56
,
155

rocket fuel,
151-152

Rohypnol, harmful effects of,
151

Rothberg, R.,
192

RTI-336 medication,
195-196

S

salience, dopamine and,
81

SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration),
184

scare tactic, addiction as,
133

schizophrenia,
151

Schuster, C.R.,
16
,
192

sedatives

as drug class,
4

harmful effects of,
148-149

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

by animals,
30-32

drug use and,
35-37

by humans,
32-33

sensitization,
63

septum,
30

serotonin,
148
,
191

settings for treatment,
179

sex differences.
See
gender differences in drug addiction

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