Understanding drugs and behaviour

Drugs and their actions -- Psychoactive drugs: introduction and overview -- The brain, neurones and neurotransmission -- Principles of drug action -- Non-medical use of psychoactive drugs -- CNS stimulants: amphetamine, cocaine, and caffeine -- Nicotine and cigarette smoking -- LSD and ecstasy/MDMA...

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Weitere Verfasser: Parrott, Andrew (BerichterstatterIn), Morinan, Alun (BerichterstatterIn), Moss, Mark (BerichterstatterIn), Scholey, Andrew (BerichterstatterIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Chichester u.a. Wiley 2004
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Zusammenfassung:Drugs and their actions -- Psychoactive drugs: introduction and overview -- The brain, neurones and neurotransmission -- Principles of drug action -- Non-medical use of psychoactive drugs -- CNS stimulants: amphetamine, cocaine, and caffeine -- Nicotine and cigarette smoking -- LSD and ecstasy/MDMA -- Cannabis -- Heroin and opiates -- CNS depressants: alcohol, barbituates, and benzodiazepines -- Alcoholism and drug dependency -- Clinical and medicinal use of drugs -- Antipsychotics for schizophrenia -- Antidepressants and mood stabilizers -- Nootropics for Alzheimer's disease -- Cognitive enhancers -- Final overview -- Current knowledge and future possibilities
Beschreibung:Includes bibliography p. [257] - 289 and index
Beschreibung:XII, 320 S
Ill., graph. Darst
25 cm
ISBN:0471986402
0-471-98640-2
0470850590
0-470-85059-0