Includes bibliographical references and index.

Definitions -- History of alcohol use, abuse, and addiction -- Behavioral effects of alcohol -- Pharmacokinetics -- Abuse and addiction potential -- Behavioral mechanism of action -- Neurobiological effects -- Summary.

"A current survey and synthesis of the most important findings in our understanding of the neurobiological mechanisms of addiction is detailed in our Neurobiology of Addiction series, each volume addressing a specific area of addiction. Alcohol, Volume 3 in the series, explores the molecular, cellular, and neurocircuitry systems in the brain responsible for alcohol addiction using the heuristic three-stage cycle framework of binge/intoxication, withdrawal/negative affect, and preoccupation/anticipation."

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