Psychobiological Issues in Substance Use and Misuse

Philip N. Murphy, PhD is Professor of Psychology at Edge Hill University in Lancashire, UK. He has worked professionally in addiction and substance use since 1984 and has done extensive research in the areas of opiate dependence, and the impairment of cognitive functioning related to the use of ecstasy (MDMA) and cannabis. He is also the editor of the Routledge International Handbook of Psychobiology, published in 2018.

Foreward

List of contributors






The Psychobiology of Substance Use Behaviours and its Relationship to Personal and Social Psychological Interpretations of these Behaviours
Philip N. Murphy, Serge Combaluzier, Derek Heim and Rebecca Monk




Psychobiological Aspects of Cocaine Dependence: Implications for Prevention, Treatment, and the Consequences of Use
Mieke H. J. Schulte, Wim, van den Brink, and Reinout W. Wiers




The Neurobiological Implications of Early Onset Excessive Alcohol Use: Potential Consequences for Psychological Functioning
Sarah Benson




Zebrafish Models of Drug Addiction
Susan Schenk, Gabriel D. Bosse and Randall T. Peterson




The Neurobiological Mechanisms Underpinning MDMA and Impaired Psychological Functioning: A Review of Studies with Human Participants
Catharine Montgomery and Carl Alexander Roberts




Methamphetamine Use Disorder: Structural and Functional Implications as Shown by Brain Imaging Studies
Samantha Brooks, Kate Cockcroft and Helgi B. Schiöth




Synthetic Cannabinoids (SCs): Current Knowledge, Psychobiology and Clinical Applications
Koby Cohen and Aviv M. Weinstein




Feelings of Well-being: The Contributions of Alcohol and Tobacco in Employed Workers and Students
Andrew P. Smith




The Psychobiological Implications of Ketamine Misuse
Amie Hayley




Is there Evidence of a Genetic Basis for Substance Use Disorders?
Susan Schenk




Psychobiological; Medical; and Psychiatric Implications of New/Novel Psychoactive Substance (NPS) Use
Fabrizio Schifano, Stefania Chiappini, Valeria Catalani, Flavia Napoletano, Davide Arillotta, Caroline Zangani, Amira Guirguis, Alessandro Emiliano Vento, Stefania Bonaccorso and John Martin Corkery




‘Ecstasy’ (MDMA) and Visusospatial Processing: A follow-up Systematic Review
Philip N. Murphy, Ida Ryland, Felicity Wolohan & Janice Bartholomew




The Psychobiology of Nicotine Vaping: Impact on Addiction, Cognition, Mood, Anxiety and Appetite

Harry Tattan-Birch and Lion Shahab

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