Drugs and Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral PharmacologyFor undergraduate courses in Drugs and Behavior Psychopharmacology, as well as graduate survey courses in Psychopharmacology. This text provides an understanding of basic pharmacology and behavior analysis, along with a discussion of the history of each class of drugs and its current place in modern western culture. Student-friendly and accessible, this new edition provides students with impartial scientific information on the effects of drugs on behavior and the various ways that behaviors facilitate both the actions of drugs and the way people use them. - NEW - Completely updated and reorganized - Each class of drugs is introduced, accompanied by historical data, placed in a social context, and then is discussed in terms of its neuropharmacology, effects on behavior, abuse potential, use patterns, and effects and damages - Enables students to fully grasp each class of drugs and their neurological, psychological, and social effects. - NEW - Added chapter on inhaled substances - Covering solvents and anesthetics - Introduces students to recent findings on currently-used and abused drugs. - NEW - Extended discussion of club drugs - Includes ecstasy, ketamine, dextromethorphan, flu |
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Page 74
... abuse as they are sets of assumptions about the nature of drug abuse . We will , therefore , use the term model rather than theory . The models are not mutually exclusive ; if one is correct , the others are not necessarily all wrong ...
... abuse as they are sets of assumptions about the nature of drug abuse . We will , therefore , use the term model rather than theory . The models are not mutually exclusive ; if one is correct , the others are not necessarily all wrong ...
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... abuse in the DSM - IV . Strengths of the Disease Model Some of the appeal of the disease model is that it accommodates well the observations that drug abuse is not " normal " ; it is a special type of be- havior that does not seem to ...
... abuse in the DSM - IV . Strengths of the Disease Model Some of the appeal of the disease model is that it accommodates well the observations that drug abuse is not " normal " ; it is a special type of be- havior that does not seem to ...
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... Abuse liability of flu- nitrazepam . Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacol ogy , 17 ( Suppl . 2 ) , IS - 57S . Woods , N. F. ( 1984 ) . Human sexuality in health and illness . St. Louis , MO : Mosby . World Health Organization . ( 1993 ) ...
... Abuse liability of flu- nitrazepam . Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacol ogy , 17 ( Suppl . 2 ) , IS - 57S . Woods , N. F. ( 1984 ) . Human sexuality in health and illness . St. Louis , MO : Mosby . World Health Organization . ( 1993 ) ...
Contents
RESEARCH DESIGN AND THE BEHAVIORAL | 24 |
TOLERANCE WITHDRAWAL SENSITIZATION | 39 |
Sensitization | 47 |
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absorption abuse acid action potentials activity addiction administration alco amphetamine anesthetics antidepressants antipsychotics appears axons azepines Balster barbiturates behavior benzodiazepines block blood levels brain caffeine cannabinoids cannabis cause cell body Chapter chronic Clinical cocaine cohol concentration consumed consumption cortex crease decrease depression developed diazepam diazepines disease dopamine drinkers drinking drug effects of alcohol excretion experience fects flunitrazepam functioning GABA given hallucinogens heroin high doses humans impairment increase inhaled injection ion channels known laboratory animals lever marijuana membrane mesolimbic metabolism methadone methylxanthines molecules monkeys morphine motor muscle nervous system neurons neurotransmitter nicotine nitrite nitrous oxide nonhumans normal opiate orally percent Pharmacology physical dependence placebo positive reinforcement rats reported response result self-administration sensitization serotonin shown similar sleep smoking solvents stimulation studies subjective effects substances synapses therapeutic tion tobacco tolerance toluene transmitter treatment users withdrawal symptoms
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