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Books by Harvey B. Milkman

Harvey B. Milkman, PhD received his baccalaureate degree from City College of New York and his doctorate from Michigan State University. He is currently professor of psychology at Metropolitan State College of Denver. His doctoral research was conducted with William Frosch, MD, at Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital in New York City, on the User's Drug of Choice. From 1980-1981, he completed a sabbatical exploration of addictive behavior in Africa, India, and Southeast Asia; in 1985 he was recipient of a Fulbright-Hays Lectureship award at the National University of Malaysia. He has represented the United States Information Agency as a consultant and featured speaker in Australia, Brazil, Iceland, The Netherlands, Peru, Turkey, and Yugoslavia. He is principle author with Stanley Sunderwirth of "The Chemistry of Craving," and author of "Better than Dope," featured articles in Psychology Today, October, 1983 and April, 2001 respectively. From September 1992-June 2002, he was author, principal investigator, and director of Project Self-Discovery: Artistic Alternatives for High-Risk Youth, a national demonstration model funded by The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and the Edward Byrne Foundation. Stanley Sunderwirth, PhD, is Professor Emeritus at Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus. Dr. Sunderwirth received his doctorate in organic chemistry from The Ohio State University in 1955 and has held teaching positions at Colorado State University and Pittsburg State University in Kansas. He has been chairman of the Chemistry Department of Pittsburg State University, Dean and Vice President at Metropolitan State College, and Vice President at Community College of Philadelphia. Dr. Sunderwirth has received five Fulbright Awards, four to Uruguay and one to India. Dr. Sunderwirth has authored many scientific publications on brain chemistry and its effect on mind, mood, and behavior. These include Harnessing Brain Chemicals: The Influence of Molecules on Mind, Mood, and Behavior in Treatment Choices for Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, H. Milkman and L. Sederer, Eds., Lexington Books, 1990 and Addiction and Neurotransmission, in The Addictions: Multidisciplinary Perspectives and Treatments, H. Milkman and H. Shaffer, Eds., Lexington Books, 1985. He is co-author with H. Milkman of The Chemistry of Craving, Psychology Today, 1983; Craving for Ecstasy: The Consciousness and Chemistry of Escape, Lexington Books, 1987, 1998 (second edition): and Pathways to Pleasure: The Consciousness and Chemistry of Optimal Living, Lexington Books, 1993.