Drugs of Abuse and Addiction

This volume reviews pharmacological, biological, and psychological aspects of common drugs, and discusses the use of animal models to screen for abuse liability of new drugs, in developing new drugs for drug abuse treatment, and for studying stimulus properties of abused drugs.

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Drugs of Abuse and Addiction: Neurobehavioral Toxicology examines drugs of abuse and addiction and how they affect behavior. This book considers the entire range of addiction research in humans and animals, using a multidisciplinary approach to discuss all areas of the neuro- and behavioral sciences involved. Emphasis is on acute and chronic effects; reversible and irreversible consequences, functional disorders of the nervous system; neurobehavioral dysfunctions; and the multi-sided aspects of adddiction and the underlying neurobiological mechanisms.