ADDICTION

Faces of addiction

picture from the virtual Picasso museum

Absinthe

faces of alcoholism

Science

addiction and dopamine


dopamine addiction and attention

Beyond Pleasure Principle

Parkinson's Treatment Linked to Compulsive Gambling

Drug Addiction as a Psychobiological Process

 

 

 

 

table from Merck

Animations


reward pathway

 
pet scan of cocaine user

cocaine

 
opiates
alcohol

Drugs, Dopamine, and Disposition
The face of craving. Videos containing drug-related cues stimulate the orbitofrontal cortex and temporal lobe (above) as well as deeper reward-related brain structures in addicts.
CREDIT: A. R. CHILDRESS ET AL., AM. J. PSYCHIATRY 156(1), 11 (1999)
Even 80 days after detox, a methamphetamine abuser's dopamine system (right) hasn't recovered to normal levels (left).
CREDIT: N. VOLKOW ET AL., AM. J. PSYCHIATRY 158(3), 377 (2001)

 

Scientists Tie Part of Brain (Insula) to Urge to Smoke

full article

 


trying to quit

An alternate view of addiction and brain images
from Stanton Peele
Is gambling addiction the same thing?

The undertreatment of pain because of fear of addiction

Further Readings if you are interested

cocaine

treatment vs incarceration

 Addiction to Cybersex