Addiction Neuroethics : The Promises and Perils of Neuroscience Research on Addiction EPUB
by Adrian Carter, Wayne Hall
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Addiction is a significant health and social problem and one of the largest preventable causes of disease globally.
Neuroscience promises to revolutionise our ability to treat addiction, lead to recognition of addiction as a 'real' disorder in need of medical treatment and thereby reduce stigma and discrimination.
However, neuroscience raises numerous social and ethical challenges: * If addicted individuals are suffering from a brain disease that drives them to drug use, should we mandate treatment? * Does addiction impair an individual's ability to consent to research or treatment? * How will neuroscience affect social policies towards drug use?
Addiction Neuroethics addresses these challenges by examining ethical implications of emerging neurobiological treatments, including: novel psychopharmacology, neurosurgery, drug vaccines to prevent relapse, and genetic screening to identify individuals who are vulnerable to addiction.
Essential reading for academics, clinicians, researchers and policy-makers in the fields of addiction, mental health and public policy.
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- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:17/11/2011
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:EPUB
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:17/11/2011
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- ISBN:9781139179690
