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Handbook of Substance Abuse : Neurobehavioral Pharmacology / edited by Ralph E. Tarter, Robert T. Ammerman, Peggy J. Ott.

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...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Tarter, Ralph E.
Other Authors: Ammerman, Robert T., Ott, Peggy J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 1998.
Subjects:
Medicine.
Public health.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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