Understanding drugs and behaviour
By: Andrew Parrott ... [et al].
Contributors: Parrott, Andrew.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex, Eng; Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
Subjects: Psychopharmacology; Drugs of abuse; Drugs; Psychopharmacology; Psychotropic Drugs; Street Drugs
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-289) and index.
Table of contents: title: Drugs and their actions; title: Psychoactive drugs: introduction and overview; title: The brain, neurones and neurotransmission; title: Principles of drug action; title: Non-medical use of psychoactive drugs; title: CNS stimulants: amphetamine, cocaine, and caffeine; title: Nicotine and cigarette smoking; title: LSD and ecstasy/MDMA; title: Cannabis; title: Heroin and opiates; title: CNS depressants: alcohol, barbituates, and benzodiazepines; title: Alcoholism and drug dependency; title: Clinical and medicinal use of drugs; title: Antipsychotics for schizophrenia; title: Antidepressants and mood stabilizers; title: Nootropics for Alzheimer's disease; title: Cognitive enhancers; title: Final overview; title: Current knowledge and future possibilities.