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 172
A second category involves older youth, ages l5 to 20, who are multiple
substance users and who include inhalants along with many other substances.
These youth may start off as experimental users but then gravitate to peer
clusters that ...
A second category involves older youth, ages l5 to 20, who are multiple
substance users and who include inhalants along with many other substances.
These youth may start off as experimental users but then gravitate to peer
clusters that ...
Page 173
Treatment It may be more difficult to treat users of volatile solvents than users of
any other type of drug (Jumper-Thurman & Beauvais, l992). There are a number
of reasons for this, not the least being that solvent users usually have a great ...
Treatment It may be more difficult to treat users of volatile solvents than users of
any other type of drug (Jumper-Thurman & Beauvais, l992). There are a number
of reasons for this, not the least being that solvent users usually have a great ...
Page 298
A joint could be earned for about 30 minutes' work. Extra points could be saved
for money at the end of the experiment. In this experiment were two groups of
subjects, casual users and heavy users of marijuana. The number of joints
smoked ...
A joint could be earned for about 30 minutes' work. Extra points could be saved
for money at the end of the experiment. In this experiment were two groups of
subjects, casual users and heavy users of marijuana. The number of joints
smoked ...
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Contents
RESEARCH DESIGN AND THE BEHAVIORAL | 24 |
The Study of Behavior | 29 |
Withdrawal Symptoms and Physical Dependence | 42 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Drugs and Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Pharmacology |
| Author | William A. McKim |
| Edition | 5, illustrated |
| Publisher | Prentice Hall, 2003 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 18 Aug 2008 |
| ISBN | 0130481181, 9780130481184 |
| Length | 380 pages |
| Subjects | › › Medical / Pharmacology Medical / Psychiatry / Psychopharmacology |
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