The Office of the Surgeon General recently produced its first Report on the consequences of alcohol and drug abuse on health, making several very laudable policy recommendations. The Report also emphasizes the importance of adequate funding for biomedical research, which is good news for both researchers and patients. However, the Report is marred by a biased viewpoint on the psychology and neurobiology of drug addiction. We highlight here four controversial issues that were depicted as facts in the Report, thereby potentially misleading non-expert readers about the current state-of-the-art understanding of the psychology and neurobiology of drug addiction. It will be important to recognize a fuller range of scientific viewpoints in addiction neuroscience to avoid amplifying this bias in the coming years.

Addiction research and theory: a commentary on the surgeon general's report on alcohol, drugs, and health / Badiani, Aldo; Berridge, Kent C.; Heilig, Markus; Nutt, David J.; Robinson, Terry E.. - In: ADDICTION BIOLOGY. - ISSN 1355-6215. - STAMPA. - 23:1(2018), pp. 3-5. [10.1111/adb.12497]

Addiction research and theory: a commentary on the surgeon general's report on alcohol, drugs, and health

BADIANI, Aldo
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2018

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The Office of the Surgeon General recently produced its first Report on the consequences of alcohol and drug abuse on health, making several very laudable policy recommendations. The Report also emphasizes the importance of adequate funding for biomedical research, which is good news for both researchers and patients. However, the Report is marred by a biased viewpoint on the psychology and neurobiology of drug addiction. We highlight here four controversial issues that were depicted as facts in the Report, thereby potentially misleading non-expert readers about the current state-of-the-art understanding of the psychology and neurobiology of drug addiction. It will be important to recognize a fuller range of scientific viewpoints in addiction neuroscience to avoid amplifying this bias in the coming years.
2018
medicine (miscellaneous); pharmacology; drug addiction; psychiatry and mental health
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Addiction research and theory: a commentary on the surgeon general's report on alcohol, drugs, and health / Badiani, Aldo; Berridge, Kent C.; Heilig, Markus; Nutt, David J.; Robinson, Terry E.. - In: ADDICTION BIOLOGY. - ISSN 1355-6215. - STAMPA. - 23:1(2018), pp. 3-5. [10.1111/adb.12497]
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