The increasing evidence that many addictive phenomena have a genetic and
neurobiological basis promises improvements in societal responses to addiction that raise …

Research increasingly suggests that addiction has a genetic and neurobiological basis, but
efforts to translate research into effective clinical treatments and social policy needs to be …

There continues to be a debate on whether addiction is best understood as a brain disease
or a moral condition. This debate, which may influence both the stigma attached to addiction …

Neuroscience research on animals has identified the neurochemical circuitry on which
psychoactive drugs of dependence act and produced models of the development of …

This report reviews developments in the neuroscience of addiction, explores how they might
affect the way we view and treat drug problems, and considers the issues that they raise for …

If one believes that the brain is, in some as yet unspecified way, the organ of mind and
behaviour, then all human behaviour has a neurobiological basis. Neuroscience research …

Developments in the field of neuroscience, according to its proponents, offer the prospect of
an enhanced understanding and treatment of addicted persons. Consequently, its …

Neuroscience has substantially advanced the understanding of how changes in brain
biochemistry contribute to mechanisms of tolerance and physical dependence via exposure …

In the present paper, we suggest a potential new ethical analysis of addiction focusing on
the relationship between aware and unaware processing in the brain. We take the case of …

The mental illness of substance dependence or addiction is responsible for major economic,
social, and personal costs. If we are to elucidate its etiology, understand its mechanisms …