Understanding drugs and behaviour /
Andrew Parrott ... [et al].
- Chichester, West Sussex, Eng. ; Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, c2004.
- xii, 320 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography: (p. 257-289) and index.
Drugs and their actions -- Psychoactive drugs: introduction and overview -- The brain, neurones and neurotransmission -- Principles of drug action -- Non-medical use of psychoactive drugs -- CNS stimulants: amphetamine, cocaine, and caffeine -- Nicotine and cigarette smoking -- LSD and ecstasy/MDMA -- Cannabis -- Heroin and opiates -- CNS depressants: alcohol, barbituates, and benzodiazepines -- Alcoholism and drug dependency -- Clinical and medicinal use of drugs -- Antipsychotics for schizophrenia -- Antidepressants and mood stabilizers -- Nootropics for Alzheimer's disease -- Cognitive enhancers -- Final overview -- Current knowledge and future possibilities.
0471986402 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0470850590 (hbk. : alk. paper)
2004000221
Psychopharmacology.
Drugs of abuse.
Drugs.
RM315 / .U45 2004
615.78 / UND
Bibliography: (p. 257-289) and index.
Drugs and their actions -- Psychoactive drugs: introduction and overview -- The brain, neurones and neurotransmission -- Principles of drug action -- Non-medical use of psychoactive drugs -- CNS stimulants: amphetamine, cocaine, and caffeine -- Nicotine and cigarette smoking -- LSD and ecstasy/MDMA -- Cannabis -- Heroin and opiates -- CNS depressants: alcohol, barbituates, and benzodiazepines -- Alcoholism and drug dependency -- Clinical and medicinal use of drugs -- Antipsychotics for schizophrenia -- Antidepressants and mood stabilizers -- Nootropics for Alzheimer's disease -- Cognitive enhancers -- Final overview -- Current knowledge and future possibilities.
0471986402 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0470850590 (hbk. : alk. paper)
2004000221
Psychopharmacology.
Drugs of abuse.
Drugs.
RM315 / .U45 2004
615.78 / UND