Genes and the Motivation to Use Substances

by Scott F. Stoltenberg

Book Overview

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 installment of the Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, Genes and the Motivation to Use Substances probes the complex role of genetics in substance use and abuse...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493906526
• ISBN13: 9781493906529
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"