Description
Book SynopsisBringing a new approach to covering the basic principles and major topics found in a typical psychopharmacology course, Drug Use, Misuse and Abuse also adds the newest exciting and controversial findings in the study of drug use and abuse. At the core, the text has a strong emphasis on developing scientific literacy and critical thinking in the student.
Drug Use, Misuse and Abuse includes the major drugs typically covered in an undergraduate psychopharmacology course (caffeine, nicotine, cocaine, amphetamines including methamphetamine, alcohol, opiates, marijuana, the hallucinogens, antipsychotics, antidepressants, and antianxiety medications) and, moreover, the content emphasizes the latest scientific findings in the field, including advances in imaging the living brain. Included is a chapter on careers related to psychopharmacology, as well as a variety of pedagogical features that help students learn, making it appropriate for an instructor of a lecture-based
Table of Contents
PREFACE xxi
FOR THE STUDENT xxiii
FOR THE INSTRUCTOR xxv
ABOUT THE AUTHOR xxix
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xxxi
THANK YOU TO THE REVIEWERS xxxiii
1 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 1
2 DRUGS AND THE BRAIN 31
3 BASIC PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY 58
4 CAFFEINE 84
5 NICOTINE 114
6 COCAINE 146
7 AMPHETAMINES 173
8 ALCOHOL 203
9 OPIATES 242
10 MARIJUANA 272
11 HALLUCINOGENS 300
12 ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS 327
13 ANTIDEPRESSANT, ANTIANXIETY, AND MOOD-STABILIZING DRUGS 351
14 STEROIDS AND SMART DRUGS 382
GLOSSARY 407
REFERENCES 415
INDEX 441
