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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From a renowned behavioral neuroscientist and recovering addict, a rare page-turning work of science that draws on personal insights to reveal how drugs work, the dangerous hold they can take on the brain, and the surprising way to combat today's epidemic of addiction.
Judith Grisel was a daily drug user and college dropout when she began to consider that her addiction might have a cure, one that she herself could perhaps discover by studying the brain. Now, after twenty-five years as a neuroscientist, she shares what she and other scientists have learned about addiction, enriched by captivating glimpses of her personal journey.
In Never Enough , Grisel reveals the unfortunate bottom line of all regular drug use: there is no such thing as a free lunch. All drugs act on the brain in a way that diminishes their enjoyable effects and creates unpleasant ones with repeated use. Yet they have their appeal, and Grisel draws on anecdotes both comic and tragic from her own days of using as she limns the science behind the love of various drugs, from marijuana to alcohol, opiates to psychedelics, speed to spice.
With more than one in five people over the age of fourteen addicted, drug abuse has been called the most formidable health problem worldwide, and Grisel delves with compassion into the science of this scourge. She points to what is different about the brains of addicts even before they first pick up a drink or drug, highlights the changes that take place in the brain and behavior as a result of chronic using, and shares the surprising hidden gifts of personality that addiction can expose. She describes what drove her to addiction, what helped her recover, and her belief that a "cure" for addiction will not be found in our individual brains but in the way we interact with our communities.
Set apart by its color, candor, and bell-clear writing, Never Enough is a revelatory look at the roles drugs play in all of our lives and offers crucial new insight into how we can solve the epidemic of abuse.
Reviews (5)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Grisel, a behavioral neuroscientist and Bucknell psychology professor, examines the complexities of addiction in this personal account of a decade of substance abuse from age 13 until 23, when "I'd finally reached the dead end where I felt I was incapable of living either with or without mind-altering substances." Weaving anecdotes of her ordeal-some funny, others embarrassing-with basic brain science, she explains how drugs work, why some are more effective than others, and how addicts differ from nonaddicts. Lecturing on the dangers of drug use, she repeats over and over, "there can never be enough drug" because of the brain's ability to adapt. After six months in a treatment program-which she describes too briefly-she decides to become a neuroscientist and endures seven years of study while fighting off "cravings" for various drugs, until she can say, "My life had changed 180 degrees. Not only did I have a shiny new Ph.D., but I was able to look people in the eye." Critical of social customs where drinks are offered as congratulations, she bemoans sobriety as "lonely." Concluding that addiction is complicated, she offers some insight but unfortunately, if perhaps necessarily, leaves readers of her thoughtful book with no solutions to the many problems associated with addiction. (Feb.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
What is it about our brains that causes us to crave things that are bad for us, and why are we experiencing an epidemic of addiction? The answers are joinedand, this book suggests, not always obvious.Unusually among academic researchers, behavioral neuroscientist Grisel (Psychology/Bucknell Univ.) has had extensive experience with nearly every addictive substance imaginable; her account of her wayward early 20s, chasing one high after another, is harrowing. A lesson she learned early on provides the title: "there will never be enough drug, because the brain's capacity to learn and adapt is basically infinite." That is to say, feed the brain addictive substances, and that new normal yields an insatiable hunger for homeostasis. "The brain's response to a drug," writes the author, "is always to facilitate the opposite state; therefore, the only way for any regular user to feel normal is to take the drug." The neurobiology of addiction is imperfectly and incompletely known, she writes; there is certainly a genetic component, while brain structures shape and reshape depending on what is passing through them. For instance, if cocaine is a kind of laser hitting a certain point, marijuana is "a bucket of red paint" that touches many neural centers with its feel-goodness. As for alcohol, suffice it to say that the "primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain" gets caught up in the process, which helps explain some of the stupider things people do when drunk. It also explains why in moderate doses, anxiety is quelled while in greater doses it is activated, going back to that homeostasis model. Grisel writes clearly and unsparingly about both her experiences and the science of addictiontobacco and caffeine figure in, as wellmaking plain that there is still much that remains unknown or mysterious about the brain's workings. In the end, she notes, much of our present culture, which shuns pain and favors avoidance, is made up of "tools of addiction."Illuminating reading for those seeking to understand the whos, hows, and wherefores of getting hooked. Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
Many scientists write about addiction, but how many are former addicts? Psychology professor Grisel mixes coverage of brain research with the warts-and-all story of her addictions, beginning with alcohol in seventh grade and progressing to marijuana, LSD, cocaine, and IV drug use. She also reveals that she contracted hepatitis C from sharing needles. Fortunately, she gets treatment and manages to stay clean, earn a PhD in behavioral neuroscience, and embark on an academic career. Many of her drug-using buddies were not so lucky; some even died. Addiction remains a vexing problem, with about 16 percent of the population over the age of 12 meeting the criteria for a substance-abuse disorder and about a quarter of all deaths attributed to excessive drug use. Successful recovery is no more likely than it was fifty years ago, she writes. Sure, opioids are a scourge, but she notes that in 2016, alcohol killed twice as many people as prescription opioids and heroin overdoses combined. Grisel's conclusion: Instead of wringing our hands, we might try holding one another's. Powerful stuff.--Karen Springen Copyright 2019 Booklist
Choice Review
This is a book readers won't want to put down. Grisel (Bucknell Univ.) is a neuroscientist specializing in addiction research and a recovering addict herself; she intertwines personal experience and professional expertise to create a work that combines scientific research, history, and storytelling about addictive substances and the hopeful but troubled search for cures. It is not a comfortable read, between the blunt narrative and the realization that despite great advances in understanding the biological correlates of addiction, current attempts at "solving addiction" often fail in part due to society's misunderstanding of those suffering with it. Seven of the 11 chapters focus on the unique features of individual drug classes: THC, opiates, alcohol, tranquilizers, stimulants, psychedelics, and other abused drugs. Occasional images are scattered throughout the text to illustrate concepts, and a short notes section provides references. The writing style is conversational and accessible, as the inclusion of anecdotes eases readers into the scientific explanations of the various types of drugs and their mechanisms of action. A highly recommended read for those who want to gain insight into what it means to be an addict from someone who has experienced it personally and professionally. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readers. --Carrie Leigh Iwema, University of Pittsburgh
Library Journal Review
Addiction is a pervasive problem of epic proportions both globally and in the United States, resulting in enormous financial cost and loss of life. Behavioral neuroscientist Grisel (psychology, Bucknell Univ.), who initially entered the profession with the goal of finding a cure for drug addiction after spending a decade as a hard-core addict herself, writes in an accessible style about how myriad drugs act on the brain. Alongside the scientific explanation are Grisel's remarkably candid descriptions of the effects of substance abuse, written with firsthand insight. Factors contributing to addiction include a genetic predisposition, as well as developmental and environmental influences-but anyone who experiences repeated exposure to mind-altering drugs is likely to develop a tolerance and subsequent dependence. Grisel offers a clear explanation of the neurobiology behind this process. VERDICT With knowledge and compassion, Grisel's work straddles two worlds-that of scientists and former addicts, and is recommended for anyone interesting in furthering their understanding of addiction. [See Prepub Alert, 7/30/18.]-Ragan O'Malley, Saint Ann's Sch., Brooklyn © Copyright 2019. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.