Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence

　　在這個人人成癮的時代，你不能錯過這本關於愉悅、關於痛苦，關於如何在兩者之間尋找平衡，而這個平衡為何至關重要的精采著作。
 
　　我們身處在一個可以輕易取得高多巴胺刺激的空前時代：藥物、食物、賭博、購物、遊戲、社群媒體和社交軟體……這些引發刺激的事物，較之過往，成長的數量、種類、影響力都令人咋舌。
 
　　為何對愉悅感的持續追求，會導致痛苦？對此，我們又能做什麼呢？精神科醫生、史丹佛成癮醫學雙重診斷中心(Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic)主任安娜．蘭布克，在本書中引領讀者探索揭開了這一謎團的最新科學研究成果。她將以淺顯易懂的方式，向讀者解釋複雜的神經科學，闡述要獲得滿足感和連結感，就必須控制人體內的多巴胺。書中穿插來自蘭布克曾治療的病患的真實經驗，這些身心歷經磨難和被拯救的故事，證明了控制自身對刺激事物的攝取量、著手改變生活方式的可能。(文/博客來編譯)

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES and LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER
＂Brilliant . . . riveting, scary, cogent, and cleverly argued.＂--Beth Macy, author of Dopesick,
as heard on Fresh Air

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.

In Dopamine Nation, Dr. Anna Lembke, psychiatrist and author, explores the exciting new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain . . . and what to do about it. Condensing complex neuroscience into easy-to-understand metaphors, Lembke illustrates how finding contentment and connectedness means keeping dopamine in check. The lived experiences of her patients are the gripping fabric of her narrative. Their riveting stories of suffering and redemption give us all hope for managing our consumption and transforming our lives. In essence, Dopamine Nation shows that the secret to finding balance is combining the science of desire with the wisdom of recovery.

Anna Lembke is the medical director of Stanford Addiction Medicine, program director for the Stanford Addiction Medicine Fellowship, and chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. She is the recipient of numerous awards for outstanding research in mental illness, for excellence in teaching, and for clinical innovation in treatment. A clinician scholar, she has published morethan a hundred peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, and commentaries in prestigious outlets such as The New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA. She sits on the board of several state and national addiction-focused organizations, has testified before various committees in the United States House of Representatives and Senate, keeps an active speaking calendar, and maintains a thriving clinical practice.