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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... similar to tranquilizers and an- tipsychotic drugs because it depresses shock avoidance at doses that do not interfere with es- cape ( Heise & Boff , 1962 ) . The effect of alcohol on punished responding is also similar to that of the ...
... similar to tranquilizers and an- tipsychotic drugs because it depresses shock avoidance at doses that do not interfere with es- cape ( Heise & Boff , 1962 ) . The effect of alcohol on punished responding is also similar to that of the ...
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... similar to " addiction " to other drugs ( J. H. Robinson & Pritchard , 1992 ) . EFFECTS ON THE BEHAVIOR OF NONHUMANS Unconditioned Behavior Spontaneous motor activity ( SMA ) of rats is initially depressed by 0.8 mg / kg of nicotine ...
... similar to " addiction " to other drugs ( J. H. Robinson & Pritchard , 1992 ) . EFFECTS ON THE BEHAVIOR OF NONHUMANS Unconditioned Behavior Spontaneous motor activity ( SMA ) of rats is initially depressed by 0.8 mg / kg of nicotine ...
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... similar to acetylcholine , and others , like the dissocia- tive anesthetics , are not similar to any neuro- transmitter . • LSD is an extremely potent hallucinogen that resembles serotonin . It is probably the best known hallucinogen ...
... similar to acetylcholine , and others , like the dissocia- tive anesthetics , are not similar to any neuro- transmitter . • LSD is an extremely potent hallucinogen that resembles serotonin . It is probably the best known hallucinogen ...
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Potency and Effectiveness | 5 |
Chapter | 8 |
Oral Administration | 12 |
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