{"product_id":"9781468434286","title":"The Heroin Stimulus: Implications for a Theory of Addiction","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Heroin Stimulus: Implications for a Theory of Addiction\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eMeyer, R. E.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe simple fact that the authors were able to give injectable heroin to volunteers for addictive self-administration at a Harvard facility may elude the notice it deserves. On the other hand, resec:irch questions center­ ing on whether heroin is linked to a craving for pleasure or relief of pain might raise the transplanted hackles of those who simplistically see scien­ tists as pursuing only transparent trivialities. In truth, this report is about a historical and pioneering step in clinical research on a major unsolved problem of the biological-social-psychological roots of addiction. The research questions posed are clearly relevant both to the design of effec­ tive treatments (and treatment policy) and to the basic science search that could help our understanding of how addictive drugs capture such power­ ful control over behavior. Heroin was synthesized and has been available, along with aspirin, for over three-quarters of a century. Yet with all the tools of Western sci­ ence, and with the enormous and growing social, personal, and economic costs of world-wide heroin use, we-surprisingly--\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-11-25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781468434286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4684-3426-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235.0cm x155.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 254.0\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44448609599628,"sku":"9781468434286","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781468434286.jpg?v=1756873629","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781468434286","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}