Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction

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From a renowned behavioral neuroscientist and recovered drug addict, an authoritative and accessible guide to understanding drug addiction clearly explained brain science and vivid personal stories reveal how addiction happens, show why specific drugs from opioids to alcohol to coke and are so hard to kick, and illuminate the path to recovery for addicts, loved ones, caregivers, and crafters of public policy.Addiction is epidemic and catastrophic With than one in every five people over the age of fourteen addicted, drug abuse has been called the most formidable health problem worldwide If we are not victims ourselves, we all know someone struggling with the merciless compulsion to alter their experience by changing how their brain functions.Drawing on years of research as well as personal experience as a recovered addict researcher and professor Judy Grisel has reached a fundamental conclusion for the addict, there will never be enough drugs The brain s capacity to learn and adapt is seemingly infinite, allowing it to counteract any regular disruption, including that caused by drugs What begins as a normal state punctuated by periods of being high transforms over time into a state of desperate craving that is only temporarily subdued by a fix, explaining why addicts are unable to live either with or without their drug One by one, Grisel shows how different drugs act on the brain, the kind of experiential effects they generate, and the specific reasons why each is so hard to kick.Grisel s insights lead to a better understanding of the brain s critical contributions to addictive behavior, and will help inform a rational, coherent, and compassionate response to the epidemic in our homes and communities. Best Download Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction [ by ] Judith Grisel [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Author Judith Grisel is a recovered drug addict who got clean in the 80s and became a neuroscientist in search of a cure for addiction.Now, 40 some years later, she s all but thrown in the towel on that project There is no cure There may never be a cure Addiction is simply not that kind of issue Addiction has historically been viewed as a weakness of will, or flawed character, or due to an addictive personality That s all a bunch of primitive, punitive, ignorant, dysfunctional, Author Judith Grisel is a recovered drug addict who got clean in the 80s and became a neuroscientist in search of a cure for addiction.Now, 40 some years later, she s all but thrown in the towel on that project There is no cure There may never be a cure Addiction is simply not that kind of issue Addiction has historically been viewed as a weakness of will, or flawed character, or due to an addictive personality That s all a bunch of primitive, punitive, ignorant, dysfunctional, ineffective, grossly inaccurate nonsense More recently, the disease model of addiction has been promoted to counter all of that And it is a huge firmware upgrade But the disease model is still confusing, slightly disingenuous, and somewhat intellectually dishonest.Particularly when you understand the issue with greater resolution Addiction can be considered a disease, bu...3.5 Stars An eye opening and informative book about addiction and neuroscience Written by an addict turned PhD recipient, there were great insights along with well researched data A lot of pieces of information I didn t know and having Grisel s personal experience interjected really helped flesh out the material Addiction is a crippling and oft misunderstood mental illness that so many battle and it was good to see text that exposed the reality of addiction while not shaming those who suffer 3.5 Stars An eye opening and informative book about addiction and neuroscience Written by an addict turned PhD recipient, there were great insights along with well researched data A lot of pieces of information I didn t know and having Grisel s personal experience interjected really helped flesh out the material Addiction is a crippling and oft misunderstood mental illness that so many battle and it was good to see text that exposed the reality of addiction while not shaming those who su...One quarter of memoir and three quarters of neuroscience, Never Enough The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction is by far the best popular science book about substance addiction I ve read The author Judith Grisel had been a heavy drug addict She started drinking alcohol at age of 13, took weed, cocaine and any drugs she could find, dropped out of university, worked odd jobs and committed petty crimes to feed her addiction, and did not stop abusing drugs until the age 23 After she sought One quarter of memoir and three quarters of neuroscience, Never Enough The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction is by far the best popular science book about substance addiction I ve read The author Judith Grisel had been a heavy drug addict She started drinking alcohol at age of 13, took ...STOP, read Chasing the Scream The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs if you want to learn about addiction neurology re addiction and The Body Keeps the Score Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma helps explain trauma the root to most addiction I have never been so disappointed by a book It s a weird book in that it starts off as, and sometimes returns to being, a memoir of a junkie The rest feels like a stale book report prepared by a High School student about various drugs STOP, read Chasing the Scream The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs if you want to learn about addiction neurology re addiction and The Body Keeps the Score Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma helps explain trauma the root to most addi...2.5 Judith Grisel first got drunk at age 13 From then until her early twenties, she was always seeking oblivion via one drug or another There came a point when she was homeless and, while they were bingeing in a South Florida hotel room, her drug buddy remarked to her that there would never be enough cocaine for them This served as a turning point Grisel got clean, embarked on a PhD program in behavioral neuroscience, and for the past 20 years has been investigating the biological basis of 2.5 Judith Grisel first got drunk at age 13 From then until her early twenties, she was always seeking oblivion via one drug or another ...After years of experience as drugs addict, Judith Grisel got sober and embraced the chance to scientifically study the mechanisms underneath addictive substances, and their consequences onbehavior Never Enough The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction is her accessible and authoritative guide through a taxonomy of stimulants, depressants, uppers and downers, alcoholics, plants, liquids, pills, and needles.Addiction today is epidemic and catastrophic.The personal and social consequences of After years of experience as drugs addict, Judith Grisel got sober and embraced the chance to scientifically study the mechanisms underneath addictive substances, and their consequences on behavior Never Enough The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction is her accessible and authoritative guide through a taxonomy of stimulants, depressants, uppers and downers, alcoholics, plants, liquids, pills, and needles.Addiction today is epidemic and catastrophic The personal and social consequences of this widespread and relentless urge are almost too large to grasp In the United States alone some 16 percent of the population aged twelve and above meet criteria for a substance use disorder In purely fi...Readslike a textbook which became a bit monotonous I much prefer the book Dopesick by Beth Macy for a look at addiction, but it was interesting to hear the authors reflections on her own experience with drugs and addiction This book would probably beinteresting for those who have only a small knowledge of addiction drugs and the neuroscience behind it Its a good introduction that includes the science and factual information on the subjec...Never Enough The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction challenges trendy pop psychology notions of how the brain works to uncover the underlying truths behind addiction The book is eminently readable for the lay person, even riveting at times, despite technical descriptions and jargon that require a littlefocus Autobiographical details are included, but this book is not an addiction memoir Examples from Grisel s own experiences serve to add depth to what is a precise and Never Enough The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction challenges trendy pop psychology notions of how the brain works to uncover th...I had to really take my time with this one Grisel proves her wisdom over and over, detailing the hows and whys of addiction specific to different drugs, but it missed the mark I was hoping it would land on in the end I guess it s that I was hoping forof a tell all about this neuroscientist s own trial with addiction while she was much younger as she still lives to warn us nearly 30 years after getting sober, but instead it read mostly like a textbook I was glad to have this I had to really take my time with this one Grisel proves her wisdom over and over, detailing the hows and whys of addiction specific to different drugs, but it missed the mark I was hoping it would land on in the end I guess it s that I was hoping forof a tell all about this neuroscientist s own trial with addiction while she was much younger as she still lives to warn us nearly 30 years after getting sober, but instead i...That was a really informative and engaging book about the neurological implications and pecularities of addiction and specific drugs The author mixes easy to follow scientific explanations withcolloquial musing...

Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction
  • English
  • 17 September 2019
  • Hardcover
  • 256 pages
  • 0385542844
  • Judith Grisel
  • Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction