Neurochemistry of abused drugs
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Steven B Karch
- ناشر : Boca Raton : CRC Press
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2008
- شابک / ISBN : 9781420054415.
Description
The dopamine transporter and addiction / William M. Meil and John W. Boja -- Neurochemistry of nicotine dependence / Darlene H. Brunzell -- Neurochemical substrates of habitual tobacco smoking / Irina Esterlis, Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, and Julie K. Staley -- Neurochemical and neurobehavioral consequences of methamphetamine abuse / Colin N. Haile -- Neurochemical adaptations and cocaine dependence / Kelly P. Cosgrove and Julie K. Staley -- Neuropsychiatric consequences of chronic cocaine abuse / Deborah C. Mash -- Neurobiology of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or "ecstasy") / Michael H. Baumann and Richard B. Rothman
Beginning with a detailed look at individual drugs and their effects on brain chemistry, Neurochemistry of Abused Drugs considers changes in neurotransmitter levels and their relationship to the nature and phenomenon of addiction. New studies highlight the addictive capacity of nicotine as well as the neurochemical and neurobehavioral consequences of MDMA, methamphetamine, and cocaine use."--BOOK JACKET
