Drugs, the brain and behavior
Subtitle: the pharmacology of abuse and dependence
By: John Brick, Carlton Erickson.
Contributors: Erickson, Carlton K.
Series: Haworth therapy for the addictive disorders
Publisher: Haworth Press; The Haworth Medical Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York, N.Y; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
Description: In Drugs, the Brain, and Behavior: The Pharmacology of Abuse and Dependence, you will venture through the miracle of the brain and see what happens when drugs affect its functions. Filled with an array of useful definitions and amazing historic discoveries about the nervous system.

It will bring you up to speed on the brain/behavior relationship, basic neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and the mechanistic actions of mood-altering drugs, including alcohol, marijuana, anxiolytics, antidepressants, antipsychotics, cocaine, and opiates.