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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... neurons from several sources . One of these is the outside world . Sen- sory neurons are specialized nerve cells that are depolarized or hyperpolarized by events in the environment . In the skin are neurons whose cell bodies are ...
... neurons from several sources . One of these is the outside world . Sen- sory neurons are specialized nerve cells that are depolarized or hyperpolarized by events in the environment . In the skin are neurons whose cell bodies are ...
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... neurons release transmitters onto the same target neuron . The target neuron will have Na + ions entering in some regions ( excitation ) and K + ions leaving at other regions ( inhibition ) . These local changes in ion distribution may ...
... neurons release transmitters onto the same target neuron . The target neuron will have Na + ions entering in some regions ( excitation ) and K + ions leaving at other regions ( inhibition ) . These local changes in ion distribution may ...
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... neurons ( i.e. , 100,000,000,000 ) . On average , each neuron has synapses on 1,000 other neurons and receives an average of 10,000 synapses ( Costa , 1985 ) . For many years , it was thought that the number of brain cells was fixed at ...
... neurons ( i.e. , 100,000,000,000 ) . On average , each neuron has synapses on 1,000 other neurons and receives an average of 10,000 synapses ( Costa , 1985 ) . For many years , it was thought that the number of brain cells was fixed at ...
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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