Wayne Hall

Judy Illes

Adrian Carter

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 informed by careful ethical analyses of the personal and social implications. Scientists and policy makers alike must consider possible unintended negative consequences of neuroscience research so that the promise of reducing the burden and incidence of addiction can be fully realized and new advances translated into clinically meaningful and effective treatments. This volume brings together leading addiction researchers and practitioners with neuroethicists and social scientists to specifically discuss the ethical, philosophical, legal and social implications of neuroscience research of addiction, as well as its translation into effective, economical and appropriate policy and treatments. Chapters explore the history of ideas about addiction, the neuroscience of drug use and addiction, prevention and treatment of addiction, the moral implications of addiction neuroscience, legal issues and human rights, research ethics, and public policy. Features outstanding and truly international scholarship, with chapters written by leading experts in neuroscience, addiction medicine, psychology and more Informs psychologists of related research in neuroscience and vice versa, giving researchers easy one-stop access to knowledge outside their area of specialty

The Ethics of Addiction Neuroscience Research and Treatment

Addiction Neuroethics

Robin Room

Peter Reuter

Benedikt Fischer

Simon Lenton

Cannabis Policy is unique in providing the materials needed for deciding on policy about cannabis in its various forms. It reviews the state of knowledge on the health and psychological effects of cannabis, and its dangerousness relative to other drugs. It will be essential for policymakers and valuable for those in drugs and drug policy,

Moving Beyond Stalemate

Cannabis Policy

Maree Teesson

Louisa Degenhardt

Addictions is designed for students and professionals who wish to gain an authoritative, research-based knowledge of a variety of addictions. It covers issues such as diagnosis, epidemiology, psychological and biological models and treatments and draws on the research of The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Sydney, and on a variety of international surveys. Addictions is written by experts in the field of drug and alcohol research, and takes into account a variety of theories, including neuroscientific, psychological, behavioural, personality and rational choice. It includes material on: The nature of addiction and who becomes addicted The health consequences of alcohol and other drug dependence Theories and causes of addiction It provides a timely and accessible introduction to this field.

Addictions

Rosalie Liccardo Pacula

The use of cannabis in the late twentieth and this century is an area of medical and moral controversy. Despite its illegality, cannabis is the most widely used drug after alcohol and tobacco among young adults in the USA, Europe and Australia. This book explores the relationship between health policy, public health and the law regarding cannabis use. It assesses the impact of illegality in drug use and relates this to policy analysis in Australia, the UK, the US and other developed societies. It evaluates debates about 'safe use' and 'harm minimisation' approaches, as well as examining the experiences of different prevention, treatment and education policies. Written by two leading drug advisors Cannabis Use and Dependence makes a valuable addition to this important field of research.

Public Health and Public Policy

Cannabis Use and Dependence

Ruud ter Meulen

Ahmed Mohammed

In view of the high expectations of cognitive enhancement and concerns about the potential risks of using cognitive technologies, this book critically engages with the scientific and ethical issues in cognitive enhancement. The book informs critical readers and the public of the risks as wellas the promises of cognitive enhancement by the use of drugs like Modafinil, Ritalin and Aderall. It examines the assumptions made about cognitive enhancement in healthy individuals in recent ethical discussions. The reader will learn about the achievements and shortcomings of neuroscientificresearch on cognitive enhancement and to which extent the ethics of cognitive enhancement needs to be reframed in view of the evidence. The book examines for example possible trade-offs that may arise from the potential risks for healthy individuals who are using these drugs. Besides, the book explores which lessons can be learned for public health. For example, what are the risks posed by enhancement practices in relation toaddiction? A distinguishing feature about this book is that, for the first time, neuroscientists, neuropsychopharmacologists, ethicists, philosophers, public health professionals and policy researchers work together to offer a multidisciplinary, critical consideration of the ethics of the use ofpsychopharmacological drugs for cognitive enhancement.

Rethinking Cognitive Enhancement

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