Drugs, addiction, and the brain /

Drugs, Addiction, and the Brain explores the molecular, cellular, and neurocircuitry systems in the brain that are responsible for drug addiction. Common neurobiological elements are emphasized that provide novel insights into how the brain mediates the acute rewarding effects of drugs of abuse and...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Koob, George F. (Author), Arends, Michael A. (Author), Le Moal, Michel (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford, UK ; Waltham, MA : Academic Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Drug abuse.
Drugs of abuse > Physiological effect.
Drug addiction.
Substance-Related Disorders
Toxicomanie.
drug abuse.
drug addiction.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Drug addiction
Drug abuse
Drugs of abuse > Physiological effect
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • What is addiction?
  • Introduction to the neuropsychopharmacology of drug addiction
  • Animal models of addiction
  • Psychostimulants
  • Opioids
  • Alcohol
  • Nicotine
  • Cannabinoids
  • Medications for the treatment of addiction : a neurobiological perspective.

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