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 67
... brain . cocaine that stimulate adrenergic synapses will also cause sympathetic arousal . The Central Nervous System Spinal Cord . The CNS has two basic parts , the brain and the spinal cord . Some integration of information and reflex ...
... brain . cocaine that stimulate adrenergic synapses will also cause sympathetic arousal . The Central Nervous System Spinal Cord . The CNS has two basic parts , the brain and the spinal cord . Some integration of information and reflex ...
Page 68
... brain and identi- fies some of its structures . Medulla . The area at the base of the brain , where the spinal cord arises , is called the medulla . For the most part , it is made up of fiber tracts running to and from the spinal cord ...
... brain and identi- fies some of its structures . Medulla . The area at the base of the brain , where the spinal cord arises , is called the medulla . For the most part , it is made up of fiber tracts running to and from the spinal cord ...
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... brain , and this property also gives these drugs easy access across the placenta to the body of the developing fetus . Second , drugs that act to alter the functioning of neuro- transmitters are particularly dangerous because of the way ...
... brain , and this property also gives these drugs easy access across the placenta to the body of the developing fetus . Second , drugs that act to alter the functioning of neuro- transmitters are particularly dangerous because of the way ...
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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