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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Page 89
... animals and humans to- gether in the concept of addiction " ( quoted in Laties , 1986 , p . 33 ) . The reluctance of laboratory animals to show the compulsive and self - destructive drug taking that humans so often exhibit also led ...
... animals and humans to- gether in the concept of addiction " ( quoted in Laties , 1986 , p . 33 ) . The reluctance of laboratory animals to show the compulsive and self - destructive drug taking that humans so often exhibit also led ...
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... Laboratory animals will also consume drugs orally . ( Techniques have been developed to overcome the delay in effect and the natural protective mechanisms described above . ) Also , the defining characteristics of drug use and abuse are ...
... Laboratory animals will also consume drugs orally . ( Techniques have been developed to overcome the delay in effect and the natural protective mechanisms described above . ) Also , the defining characteristics of drug use and abuse are ...
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... laboratory animals , two levers are presented . In the first period , one lever will cause an infusion of drug A and the other lever has no consequences . This is followed by a pe- riod in which the second lever will cause an in- fusion ...
... laboratory animals , two levers are presented . In the first period , one lever will cause an infusion of drug A and the other lever has no consequences . This is followed by a pe- riod in which the second lever will cause an in- fusion ...
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Potency and Effectiveness | 5 |
Chapter | 8 |
Oral Administration | 12 |
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