The Psychopharmacology of Smoking -  Mangan, J. F. Golding

The Psychopharmacology of Smoking

Buch | Softcover
268 Seiten
2009
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-10590-3 (ISBN)
46,10 inkl. MwSt
This book examines why individuals smoke and looks at the complex interaction between the toxicology of smoking and genetically based susceptibility to smoking-related disease.
Why do individuals smoke? In discussing this central question, the authors first examine a number of studies of the complex interaction between the toxicology of smoking and genetically based susceptibility to smoking-related disease, which suggest that the link between smoking and disease is more equivocal than recent epidemiological studies have claimed. Several theories of smoking recruitment and maintenance are considered and judged in the light of the known pharmacological effects of nicotine, a psychoactive drug that is the primary reinforcer in smoking. A review of psychological and behavioural evidence from animal and human studies indicates that nicotine can promote psychological comfort and performance enhancement in a variety of tasks; such effects are produced by self-titration, evidenced in smoking style, which itself is subject to some genetically imposed constraints. The effectiveness of smoking intervention and cessation strategies is assessed, and some improvements suggested, against the background of these putative smoking motives. The book is of value to pharmacologists, psychologists, and specialists in the treatment of drug abuse and in preventive health.

Part I. The Universe of Discourse: Introduction; 1. The smoking/health debate; 2. Theories about smoking; Part II. The Social Pharmacology of Smoking: 3. The Psychopharmacology and psychophysiology of smoking; 4. smoking recruitment and maintenance; Part III. Prevention and Cessation: 5. Intervention and termination strategies; 6. Overview.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 4.6.2009
Zusatzinfo Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 400 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Suchtkrankheiten
ISBN-10 0-521-10590-0 / 0521105900
ISBN-13 978-0-521-10590-3 / 9780521105903
Zustand Neuware
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