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| Language | English |
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The Heroin Stimulus by R E Meyer
The simple fact that the authors were able to give injectable heroin to volunteers for addictive self-administration at a Harvard facility may elude the notice it deserves. On the other hand, resec: irch questions center- ing on whether heroin is linked to a craving for pleasure or relief of pain might raise the transplanted hackles of those who simplistically see scien- tists as pursuing only transparent trivialities. In truth, this report is about a historical and pioneering step in clinical research on a major unsolved problem of the biological-social-psychological roots of addiction. The research questions posed are clearly relevant both to the design of effec- tive treatments (and treatment policy) and to the basic science search that could help our understanding of how addictive drugs capture such power- ful control over behavior. Heroin was synthesized and has been available, along with aspirin, for over three-quarters of a century. Yet with all the tools of Western sci- ence, and with the enormous and growing social, personal, and economic costs of world-wide heroin use, we-surprisingly--| SKU | NLS9781468434286 |
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| ISBN 13 | 9781468434286 |
| ISBN 10 | 1468434284 |
| Author | R E Meyer |
| Condition | New |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
| Year published | 2012-11-25 |
| Number of pages | 254 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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