Substance Use and Abuse in South Africa Insights from Brain and Behavioural Sciences |
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| Editor:
| Stein, Dan
Meintjies, Ernesta
Thomas, Kevin
Ellis, George |
| ISBN: | 978-1-919895-29-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2012 |
| Publisher: | University of Cape Town Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $56.00USD $56.00 |
Book Description:
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This ground-breaking book, which includes cutting-edge research, looks at the problem of substance abuse from multiple perspectives, particularly in the light of recent discoveries in brain and behavioural science, but also taking a public health view. Its focus ranges from brain imaging and dopaminergic neurocircuitry to policy and prevention.
This ground-breaking book, which includes cutting-edge research, looks at the problem of substance abuse from multiple perspectives, particularly in the light of recent discoveries in brain and behavioural science, but also taking a public health view. Its focus ranges from brain imaging and dopaminergic neurocircuitry to policy and prevention.