Filled with helpful resources and illuminating case studies, Healing Addiction provides you with an integrative guide to understanding and treating addiction that brings together the latest neuroscience, pharmacology, social understanding, and psychological research. It is a key resource for professionals in the addiction community, for social scholars and policymakers, and for the interested general reader.

About the Author
Peter R. Martin, MD, is Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Director of the Division of Addiction Medicineat Vanderbilt.

Bennett Alan Weinberg, Esq, is a medical and science writer, pharmaceutical educator, and attorney. He is the author, with Bonnie Bealer, of The Caffeine Advantage.

Bonnie K. Bealer is a researcher, writer, and editor.

Reviews
"This book is approachable, easy to read, and informative. Finally, the book has a very hopeful message: although addictions are chronic medical problems, there are effective treatments that can help patients." (PsycCRITIQUES, October 24, 2007)



Book Information
ISBN 9780471656302
Author Peter Martin
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 472g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 156mm * 18mm