"This detailed generalist account is probably the most comprehensive single work on the topic for the lay reader.... The Chemical Carousel is an important and comprehensive look at the contemporary science of the addicted brain." --Jonathan Taylor, EROWID
The Chemical Carousel is an in-depth look at addiction science and medical treatments for drug dependence and alcoholism. An experienced science and business journalist, author Hanson brings a complex and widely misunderstood subject out of the shadows and into the light of understanding. In this groundbreaking and highly readable examination of addiction science and the biological, emotional and scientific underpinnings of substance abuse, The Chemical Carousel breaks through the myths, while presenting the surprising and cutting-edge facts about addiction and its medical origins.
