Presents concepts in addiction and addiction research in a short, accessible and focused format. In this book, each concept is discussed in terms of its historical and applied theoretical position in the discipline and described from a comprehensive appraisal of a variety of discipline viewpoints, such as psychology, medicine, and nursing.

Defining Addiction Prevalence of Addictive Behaviour Physiological Dependence Psychological Dependence Disease Model Moral Model Cognitive and Learning Accounts Biopsychosocial Accounts Phases of Addiction: Onset, Maintenance, Cessation and Relapse Diagnosis and Classification Craving Biology and Neurobiology Reward Pathway Dopamine Serotonin Endogenous Opioids GABA Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Pharmacokinetics Pharmacodynamics Drug Metabolism Addiction as Learned Behaviour Positive Reinforcement Negative Reinforcement Dopamine Reward Theory Habit Learning Conditioned Tolerance Conditioned Incentive Theory Extinction Learning Cue Reactivity Incentive-Sensitisation Theory Associative Memory Models Expectancy Models Social Learning Perspectives Addiction as Impaired Control Rationality and Choice Loss of Control Opponent Process Theory Incentive-Sensitisation Theory Inhibitory Dysregulation Impulse Control Theory of Rational Addiction Social Cognitive Accounts (TRA/TPB) Addiction as Impaired Cognition Cognitive Processing: Automatic and Controlled Processes Dual Systems Models of Cognition Dual Process Models of Addiction Attentional Bias Cognitive Models of Craving Implicit Associations Implicit vs. Explicit Expectancies Neurobiology of Cognition Issues in Measurement and Assessment Individual Differences in Addiction Personality Motivation to change Self-efficacy Cognitive Control Genetics Neurobiology Disease Emotional vulnerability Social Factors Cultural Factors Sex Differences Treatment Motivational Interviewing Group Therapy Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Replacement Therapy Aversion Therapy Cue Extinction Therapy Detoxification and Withdrawal Management Inpatient Treatment Outpatient Treatment Contingency Management Preventing Addiction and Reducing Harm Types of Prevention: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Health Promotion Harm Minimisation Fear Appeals Persuasive Communication Availability Hypothesis Role of the Media Social Policy Supply Reduction Drug Substitution Interventions (e.g. Methadone Maintenance) Community Approaches