Handbook of Substance Abuse

... awarded the 1999 First Prize in the Mental Health category of the British Medical Association Medical Book Competition ...

A review of the literature pertaining to the neurobehavioral pharmacology of abusable drugs, this is the only book to survey each of the eleven classes of addictive drugs from the perspectives of neurological, behavioral, and clinical pharmacology.
Designed to serve as a companion text to the DSM-IV manual, the Handbook provides comprehensive information about each drug and drug class having abuse potential with respect to their pharmaceutical mechanisms and actions.

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Introduction: Defining Drugs of Abuse.- I. Alcohol.- 1. Pharmacology of Alcohol.- 2. Behavioral Pharmacology of Alcohol.- 3. Psychological and Psychiatric Consequences of Alcohol.- II. Caffeine.- 4. Pharmacology of Caffeine.- 5. Behavioral Pharmacology of Caffeine.- 6. Psychological and Psychiatric Consequences of Caffeine.- III. Cannabis.- 7. Pharmacology of Cannabis.- 8. Behavioral Pharmacology of Cannabinoids.- 9. Psychological and Psychiatric Consequences of Cannabis.- IV Cocaine.- 10. Pharmacology of Cocaine.- 11. Behavioral Pharmacology of Cocaine.- 12. Psychological and Psychiatric Consequences of Cocaine.- V. Hallucinogens.- 13. Pharmacology of Hallucinogens.- 14. Behavioral Pharmacology of Hallucinogens.- 15. Psychological and Psychiatric Consequences of Hallucinogens.- VI. Inhalants.- 16. Pharmacology of Inhalants.- 17. Behavioral Pharmacology of Inhalants.- 18. Psychological and Psychiatric Consequences of Inhalants.- VII. Nicotine.- 19. Pharmacology of Nicotine.- 20. Behavioral Pharmacology of Nicotine.- 21. Psychological and Psychiatric Consequences of Nicotine.- VIII. Opiates.- 22. Pharmacology of Opiates.- 23. Behavioral Pharmacology of Opiates.- 24. Psychological and Psychiatric Consequences of Opiates.- 25. Medications of Abuse: Opioids.- IX. Sedatives, Hypnotics, and Anxiolytics.- 26. Pharmacology of Sedatives, Hypnotics, and Anxiolytics.- 27. Behavioral Pharmacology of Sedatives, Hypnotics, and Anxiolytics.- 28. Psychological and Psychiatric Consequences of Sedatives, Hypnotics, and Anxiolytics.- 29. Medications of Abuse and Addiction: Benzodiazepines and Other Sedatives/Hypnotics.- X. Amphetamines.- 30. Pharmacology of Amphetamines.- 31. Behavioral Pharmacology of Amphetamines.- 32. Psychological and Psychiatric Consequences of Amphetamines.- XI. Other Substances of Abuse.- 33. Anabolic Steroids.- 34. Ecstasy.- 35. Phencyclidine.