Drugs and Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral PharmacologyThis student-friendly, accessible text provides students with a thorough introduction to the field of behavioral pharmacology and prepares them to analyze drug information from a variety of sources. The text describes impartially and scientifically the effects of drugs on behavior, and the various ways that behavior principles facilitate an understanding of both the actions of drugs and the way people use them. *Reviews the basic principles and concepts of pharmacology, psychology, and neurophysiology. *Uniform coverage of drug classes. *Provides an historical background for each drug and explains each drug's effect from subjective, behavioral, and neurological perspectives. *Introduces students to recent findings on withdrawal and abuse potential and describes the drug's harmful effects and methods of treatment. *Includes over 700 references to original research and review articles. |
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... acid amide , a related hallucinogen found in morning glory seeds , you would find that lysergic acid amide is 10 times less potent than LSD in producing a hallucinatory experience . In other words , the nature and extent of the effect ...
... acid amide , a related hallucinogen found in morning glory seeds , you would find that lysergic acid amide is 10 times less potent than LSD in producing a hallucinatory experience . In other words , the nature and extent of the effect ...
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... acid or a weak base , ( b ) whether it is dissolved in an acid or a base , and ( c ) its pKa . The pKa of a drug is the pH at which half of its molecules are ionized . The easiest way to understand pKa is to imagine the following ...
... acid or a weak base , ( b ) whether it is dissolved in an acid or a base , and ( c ) its pKa . The pKa of a drug is the pH at which half of its molecules are ionized . The easiest way to understand pKa is to imagine the following ...
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... Acid Amide Another drug that we owe to the Aztecs is ly- sergic acid amide ( also called engine ) , an in- gredient of the seeds of the plant we call the morning glory . The Aztecs called it ololiuqui , " the flower of the virgin ...
... Acid Amide Another drug that we owe to the Aztecs is ly- sergic acid amide ( also called engine ) , an in- gredient of the seeds of the plant we call the morning glory . The Aztecs called it ololiuqui , " the flower of the virgin ...
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Potency and Effectiveness | 5 |
Chapter | 8 |
Oral Administration | 12 |
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