TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lembke,Anna
TI  - Dopamine nation: finding balance in the age of indulgence 
SN  - 9781524746728
PY  - 2021///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Dutton
KW  - Pleasure
KW  - Pain
KW  - Compulsive behavior
KW  - Internet
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Substance abuse
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-273) and index; This book is about pleasure. It's also about pain. Most important, it's about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and why now more than ever finding balance is essential. We're living in a time of unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, sexting, Facebooking, Instagramming, YouTubing, tweeting ... The increased numbers, variety, and potency is staggering. The smartphone is the modern-day hypodermic needle, delivering digital dopamine 24/7 for a wired generation. As such we've all become vulnerable to compulsive overconsumption
N2  - "Resettling Your Brain in the Age of Cheap Pleasures"--
ER  -