Neurobiology of addiction and implications for treatment

Understanding of the neuropharmacology of these disorders is increasing through the use of approaches such as neuroimaging and gene targeting and the availability of specific receptor agonists and antagonists.

Abstract

Drug and alcohol misuse result in immense Drug and alcohol misuse result in immense harm at both individual and societal level. harm at both individual and societal level. Our understanding of the neuropharma-Our understanding of the neuropharmacology of these disorders is increasing cology of these disorders is increasing through the use of approaches such as through the use of approaches such as neuroimaging and gene targeting and the neuroimaging and gene targeting and the availability of specific receptor agonists availability of specific receptor agonists and antagonists. Our aim here is to describe and antagonists. Our aim here is to describe some interesting new findings that are some interesting new findings that are likely to inform advances in treatment. likely to inform advances in treatment.