Craving Brain, The: A bold new approach to breaking free from drug addiction, overeating, alcoholism and gambling
by: Ronald A. Ruden
Topics include: primal survival system, inherent terrain, backfield pattern, craving response, chronic inescapable stress, raise dopamine, pattern recognition process, high dopamine, raise serotonin, nucleus accumbens, our terrain, high serotonin, stress system, alpha rhythm, survival systems, addictive behavior, low serotonin
About the Author
Ronald A. Ruden, M.D., Ph.D., is a leader in the field of medicine. Harvard-trained, he is that rare breed of clinician-scientist whose research is conducted with real patients, from his private office.
First Sentence:
"Gotta have it" is the driving thought of an addict.
Reviews:
This is a great little book for both the lay public and professionals. I highly recommend it. It provides a good, solid scientific understanding of addiction in simple language and offers the reader useful guidelines about moving beyond sobriety and toward cure. --Fred P. Gallo, Ph.D., Author of "Energy Psychology" and "Energy Tapping."