Drugs and Behavior
Subtitle: An Introduction to Behavioral Pharmacology, Books a la Carte
Publisher: Pearson
Published: Feb 16, 2017
Language: eng
Format: loose leaf
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9780134405025
Description: A contemporary survey of behavioral pharmacologyDrugs and Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Pharmacology provides a clear overview of this intriguing discipline, as it helps students understand human behaviors and reflect on developments in the field. Taking over from longtime author William McKim, and continuing the personalized style and enthusiastic approach for which the text has been known, new lead author Stephanie Hancock describes basic pharmacological concepts of drug administration and pharmacokinetics, research methodology and clinical trials, tolerance and withdrawal, drug conditioning, addiction processes, and the neuroscience of drug action. In each chapter, these concepts are applied to different classes of recreational and therapeutic drugs within a historical and social backdrop. The Eighth Edition has been substantially revised and updated to include the newest research findings and real-world examples related to drug use and addiction. -- Supplied by the publisher.
Notes: Source title: Drugs and Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Pharmacology, Books a la Carte (8th Edition)