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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Addiction arises from the brainβs nucleus accumbens and how it responds to drugs.
Chapter 3: THC activates the whole brain and makes us feel that everything seems a bit special.
Chapter 4: Opiates work like the bodyβs own painkillers, yet using them can be very dangerous.
Chapter 5: Some individuals face a higher risk of developing alcoholism than others.
Chapter 6: Cocaine affects neural communication in intriguing ways, but it is highly addictive.
Chapter 7: Tranquilizers soothe users by targeting specific cell receptors, but they, too, are highly addictive.
Chapter 8: There is a genetic component to addiction, and epigenetics could also play a part.
Chapter 9: Early exposure to drugs is dangerous, and teenagers are especially at risk.
Description
Never Enough (2019) is about drugs and addiction. The author explores the science behind drugs ranging from alcohol to cocaine and explains why certain people are more prone to addiction than others.
Who Should Listen
Drug addicts, including alcoholics and smokers
Psychologists and health professionals
Relatives and friends of addicts
About the Authors
Judith Grisel is a neuroscientist and psychologist based at the University of Bucknell in Pennsylvania. Before her successful academic career, Grisel was a drug addict. Her personal experience with addiction and overcoming it has informed her professional approach and her writing.