Addiction and the Brain

This book investigates the neuroscientific knowledge on addiction as an epistemic project.

Reframes the debate on the nature of addiction, illuminating the limits of the brain disease model Provides a nuanced understanding of the causal elements of addiction and its treatment Offers an innovative contribution to the literature in critical addiction studies

Autorentext
Dr. Matilda Hellman is a research director at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki and head of the Centre for Research on Addiction, Control and Governance (CEACG).

Dr. Michael Egerer is a university researcher at the University of Helsinki Centre for Research on Addiction, Control and Governance (CEACG).

Janne Stoneham (BA Hons Soc. Sci.) works as a research assistant at the University of Helsinki Centre for Research on Addiction, Control and Governance (CEACG).

Dr. Sarah Forberger is a senior scientist at the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS.

Vilja Männistö-Inkinen (M.Soc.Sci) works as a technical assistant at the University of Helsinki Centre for Research on Addiction, Control and Governance (CEACG).

Doris Ochterbeck (MSc) works as a research associate at the Leibnitz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS. Samantha Rundle (MA) is a PhD candidate and graduate trainee at the University of Toronto and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

Klappentext

This book investigates the neuroscientific knowledge on addiction as an epistemic project.

Inhalt

1 Introduction- 2 Brain-Based Addiction as an Epistemic Project- 3 Popular Representations- 4 Epistemic Frameworks, Science Fields and Researchers- 5 The Brain Paradigm in the Addiction Service Field- 6 The Brain in Treatment Settings- 7 The Brain in Substance Use Prevention- 8 Conclusions.