Title: Neuroscience of psychoactive substance use and dependence /
Authors: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Psychotropic drugs Physiological effect; Substance abuse Physiological aspects.; Psychopharmacology.; Substance-Related Disorders; Behavior, Addictive physiopathology; Brain drug effects; Central Nervous System Agents pharmacology; Brain physiopathology; Psychotropic Drugs pharmacology
Abstract: Provides an authoritative summary of current knowledge of the biological basis of substance use behaviours, including their relationship with environmental factors.
Contents: Introduction -- Brain mechanisms: neurobiology and neuroanatomy -- Biobehavioural processes underlying dependence -- Psychopharmacology of dependence for different drug classes -- Genetic basis of substance dependence -- Concurrent disorders -- Ethical issues in neuroscience research on substance dependence treatment and prevention -- Conclusion and implications for public health policy.