Addiction and the brain: the role of neurotransmitters in the cause and treatment of drug dependence

Authors
Tomkins, DM Sellers, EM
Citation
Dm. Tomkins et Em. Sellers, Addiction and the brain: the role of neurotransmitters in the cause and treatment of drug dependence, CAN MED A J, 164(6), 2001, pp. 817-821
Citations number
46
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL
ISSN journal
08203946 → ACNP
Volume
164
Issue
6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
817 - 821
Database
ISI
SICI code
0820-3946(20010320)164:6<817:AATBTR>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
RECENT SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES HAVE LED to a greater understanding of the neuro biological processes that underlie drug abuse and addiction. These suggest that multiple neurotransmitter systems may play a key role in the developme nt and expression of drug dependence. These advances in our knowledge promi se not only to help us identify the underlying cause of drug abuse and depe ndence, but also to aid the development of effective treatment strategies.