Drugs, the brain, and behavior : the pharmacology of abuse and dependence /
Brick, John, 1950-
Drugs, the brain, and behavior : the pharmacology of abuse and dependence / Drugs, the brain, and behaviour Drugs, the brain, and behaviour : The pharmacology of abuse and dependence John Brick, Carlton Erickson. - xv, 186 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - Haworth therapy for the addictive disorders . - Haworth therapy for the addictive disorders. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-177) and index.
Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- What Is a Drug? -- Is There a Brain-Behavior Relationship? -- Pharmacokinetics: How Do Drugs Get There? -- Neuroanatomy: Where Do Psychoactive Drugs Act? -- Neurophysiology: How Do Psychoactive Drugs Act? -- Alcohol: The Socially Accepted Addictive Beverage -- Cocaine and Other Stimulants: Drugs That Make Us High -- Opioids: Drugs That Calm Our Pain -- Marijuana: The Illegal Recreational Plant -- Anxiolytics: Drugs That Calm Us Down -- Antidepressants: Drugs That Lift Us Up -- Antipsychotics: Drugs That Make Us Sane -- Addiction Is Not What You Think -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Ch. 13.
0789002744 9780789002747
97039232
Drugs of abuse--Physiological effect
Neuropharmacology.
Neurophysiology.
RM316. / B75 1998
615.78
Drugs, the brain, and behavior : the pharmacology of abuse and dependence / Drugs, the brain, and behaviour Drugs, the brain, and behaviour : The pharmacology of abuse and dependence John Brick, Carlton Erickson. - xv, 186 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - Haworth therapy for the addictive disorders . - Haworth therapy for the addictive disorders. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-177) and index.
Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- What Is a Drug? -- Is There a Brain-Behavior Relationship? -- Pharmacokinetics: How Do Drugs Get There? -- Neuroanatomy: Where Do Psychoactive Drugs Act? -- Neurophysiology: How Do Psychoactive Drugs Act? -- Alcohol: The Socially Accepted Addictive Beverage -- Cocaine and Other Stimulants: Drugs That Make Us High -- Opioids: Drugs That Calm Our Pain -- Marijuana: The Illegal Recreational Plant -- Anxiolytics: Drugs That Calm Us Down -- Antidepressants: Drugs That Lift Us Up -- Antipsychotics: Drugs That Make Us Sane -- Addiction Is Not What You Think -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Ch. 13.
0789002744 9780789002747
97039232
Drugs of abuse--Physiological effect
Neuropharmacology.
Neurophysiology.
RM316. / B75 1998
615.78