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Review"This book definitely has something for everyone: Topics range from neuropharmacology using sophisticated radioreceptor assays to the social psychology of addiction.... Lader does accomplish the goal of bringing a multidisciplinary approach to the complex problem of addiction." --ContemporaryPsychology"A welcome addition to a growing number of texts addressing biological aspects of chemical abuse. Its particular strength is in the recognition that however intriguing are the advances in the biological origins of drug abuse, full appreciation is possible only when they are considered in thecontext of the social milieu." --Journal of Studies on Alcohol