Introduction: Willpower hijacked. The science of addictions

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  • José Miñarro López  University of Valencia (Spain).

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https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.12.21075

Abstract

Surely, we all know someone close to us who uses drugs. Consider, for example, tobacco or alcohol, or even marijuana. They may at some point have tried to stop using and, after somewhat longer or shorter periods of abstinence, have started using again.

Not every drug user develops an addiction: addicts’ lives revolve around compulsive drug-seeking and use; they lose control over their own decision-making and end up relapsing. This occurs because addiction is a brain disease that can modify its structure and functioning, affecting the areas of the brain responsible for controlling our behaviour. Addiction is a public health problem affecting a high percentage of the population and leads to health, family, and work-related problems.

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Author Biography

José Miñarro López,  University of Valencia (Spain).

Professor of Psychobiology at the University of Valencia (Spain). Director of the Official Master’s Degree in Drug Addictions: Research, treatment and Associated Pathology of the UV. His activity focuses on the study of the neurobiological basis of drug addiction. He has published more than 150 articles in scientific journals and has collaborated with different national and international research centres. He has lectured as a visiting professor at several universities, such as the Rockefeller University (USA) and Monash University (Australia).

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Published

2022-02-02

How to Cite

Miñarro López, J. (2022). Introduction: Willpower hijacked. The science of addictions. Metode Science Studies Journal, (12), 54–55. https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.12.21075
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The future of science (2022)

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Willpower hijacked. The science of addictions

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