Handbook of Substance Abuse
Neurobehavioral Pharmacology
Published on 1. December 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIV, 602 pages
978-1-4419-3297-6 (ISBN)
Description
A review of the literature pertaining to the neurobehavioral pharmacology of abusable drugs, this is the only book to survey each of the eleven classes of addictive drugs from the perspectives of neurological, behavioral, and clinical pharmacology.
Designed to serve as a companion text to the DSM-IV manual, the Handbook provides comprehensive information about each drug and drug class having abuse potential with respect to their pharmaceutical mechanisms and actions.
Designed to serve as a companion text to the DSM-IV manual, the Handbook provides comprehensive information about each drug and drug class having abuse potential with respect to their pharmaceutical mechanisms and actions.
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Edition
Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1998
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
XIV, 602 p.
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
1488 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4419-3297-6 (9781441932976)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4757-2913-9
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Ralph E. Tarter | Robert T. Ammerman | Peggy J. Ott
Handbook of Substance Abuse
Neurobehavioral Pharmacology
Book
09/1998
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
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Content
Introduction: Defining Drugs of Abuse.- I. Alcohol.- 1. Pharmacology of Alcohol.- 2. Behavioral Pharmacology of Alcohol.- 3. Psychological and Psychiatric Consequences of Alcohol.- II. Caffeine.- 4. Pharmacology of Caffeine.- 5. Behavioral Pharmacology of Caffeine.- 6. Psychological and Psychiatric Consequences of Caffeine.- III. Cannabis.- 7. Pharmacology of Cannabis.- 8. Behavioral Pharmacology of Cannabinoids.- 9. Psychological and Psychiatric Consequences of Cannabis.- IV Cocaine.- 10. Pharmacology of Cocaine.- 11. Behavioral Pharmacology of Cocaine.- 12. Psychological and Psychiatric Consequences of Cocaine.- V. Hallucinogens.- 13. Pharmacology of Hallucinogens.- 14. Behavioral Pharmacology of Hallucinogens.- 15. Psychological and Psychiatric Consequences of Hallucinogens.- VI. Inhalants.- 16. Pharmacology of Inhalants.- 17. Behavioral Pharmacology of Inhalants.- 18. Psychological and Psychiatric Consequences of Inhalants.- VII. Nicotine.- 19. Pharmacology of Nicotine.- 20. Behavioral Pharmacology of Nicotine.- 21. Psychological and Psychiatric Consequences of Nicotine.- VIII. Opiates.- 22. Pharmacology of Opiates.- 23. Behavioral Pharmacology of Opiates.- 24. Psychological and Psychiatric Consequences of Opiates.- 25. Medications of Abuse: Opioids.- IX. Sedatives, Hypnotics, and Anxiolytics.- 26. Pharmacology of Sedatives, Hypnotics, and Anxiolytics.- 27. Behavioral Pharmacology of Sedatives, Hypnotics, and Anxiolytics.- 28. Psychological and Psychiatric Consequences of Sedatives, Hypnotics, and Anxiolytics.- 29. Medications of Abuse and Addiction: Benzodiazepines and Other Sedatives/Hypnotics.- X. Amphetamines.- 30. Pharmacology of Amphetamines.- 31. Behavioral Pharmacology of Amphetamines.- 32. Psychological and Psychiatric Consequences of Amphetamines.- XI. Other Substances of Abuse.- 33. Anabolic Steroids.- 34. Ecstasy.- 35. Phencyclidine.