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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... experiment by Fillmore and Vogel - Sprott ( 1992 ) , three groups of subjects were given a cup of coffee before being tested on a psychomotor performance task . One group was told that caffeine would speed their perfor- mance , one ...
... experiment by Fillmore and Vogel - Sprott ( 1992 ) , three groups of subjects were given a cup of coffee before being tested on a psychomotor performance task . One group was told that caffeine would speed their perfor- mance , one ...
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... experiment , indicating that the drug acted as a positive reinforcer in humans . The same experiment also showed that subjects would not self - administer a placebo . Diazepam was self- administered by some subjects , but not as fre ...
... experiment , indicating that the drug acted as a positive reinforcer in humans . The same experiment also showed that subjects would not self - administer a placebo . Diazepam was self- administered by some subjects , but not as fre ...
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... experiment described earlier in which rhe- sus monkeys were exposed to the smoke from marijuana cigarettes every day for a year ( Silkker et al . , 1992 ) . These monkeys pressed a lever for banana - flavored food pellets on a ...
... experiment described earlier in which rhe- sus monkeys were exposed to the smoke from marijuana cigarettes every day for a year ( Silkker et al . , 1992 ) . These monkeys pressed a lever for banana - flavored food pellets on a ...
Contents
Potency and Effectiveness | 5 |
Chapter | 8 |
Oral Administration | 12 |
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