Genes and the Motivation to Use Substances

Human beings have been using intoxicating substances for millennia. But while most people have used psychoactive substances without becoming dependent on them, a significant minority develop substance use disorders. The question remains: why does addiction occur in some and not others? The 61st inst...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Stoltenberg, Scott F. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Series:Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, 61
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0653-6
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Do Genes Motivate Substance Use?
  • 2. Rodent Models of Genetic Contributions to Motivation to Abuse Alcohol
  • 3 The adolescent origins of substance use disorders: A behavioral genetic perspective
  • 4 Genes, Brain, Behavior and Context: The developmental matrix of addictive behavior
  • 5 Have the genetics of cannabis involvement gone to pot?
  • 6 The DNA Methylation Signature of Smoking: An Archetype for the Identification of Biomarkers for Behavioral Illness
  • 7 Genomics of impulsivity: Integrating genes and neuroscience.