Addictions to licit and illicit drugs are chronic relapsing brain disorders that affect circuits that
regulate reward, motivation, memory, and decision-making. Drug-induced pathological …

Cognitive deficits associated with the chronic abuse of drugs have important theoretical and
clinical significance: such deficits reflect changes to the underlying cortical, sub-cortical and …

Neuropathology of Drug Addictions and Substance Misuse, Volume One: Foundations of
Understanding, Tobacco, Alcohol, Cannabinoids, Opioids and Emerging Addictions …

Aims The purpose of this review is to provide a synthesis of our knowledge of the
neurobiological bases of addiction relevant for the diagnosis of addiction. Methods A …

Imaging studies have revealed neurochemical and functional changes in the brains of drug-
addicted subjects that provide new insights into the mechanisms underlying addiction …

In this chapter, the authors review research aimed at determining whether and to what extent
the chronic excessive use of alcohol and illicit psychoactive drugs is associated with …

Drug abuse impacts neuropsychological functioning both directly by altering
neurochemistry, and indirectly by means of non-neurological systems [1]. Certainly drugs …

A. Büttner (2011) Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology37, 118–134 The
neuropathology of drug abuse Drug abuse represents a significant health issue. The major …

OBJECTIVE: Studies of the neurobiological processes underlying drug addiction primarily
have focused on limbic subcortical structures. Here the authors evaluated the role of frontal …

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is marking its 30th year of research in
substance abuse. Over this period, significant advances have given us a better …