Non-medical and illicit use of psychoactive drugs

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-60014-7
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, Band 34, 198 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 4439 g

Reihe: Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences

Provides a unique perspective on drugs of abuse by indicating potential benefits associated with use

Presents potential benefits alongside the potential costs associated with long term exposure

Reveals the abuse liability of some drugs that are not typically associated with dependence but are routinely administered as treatment for various disorders

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nielsen, Suzanne

Schenk, Susan

Bruno, Raimondo

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Neuropharmakologie, Psychopharmakologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie, Toxikologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Neurowissenschaften, Kognitionswissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Forschungsmethoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.- Preclinical effects of antipsychotic drugs.- Contribution of Impulsivity and Serotonin Receptor Neuroadaptations to the development of an MDMA (“ecstasy”) Substance Use Disorder.- The Abuse Potential of Prescription Opioids in Humans – Closing in on the First Century of Research.- Over-the-Counter codeine –from therapeutic use to dependence, and the grey areas in between.- Injection of pharmaceuticals designed for oral use: Harms experienced and effective harm reduction through filtration.- Misuse of Methylphenidate.- Misuse and Associated Harms of Quetiapine, and Other Atypical Antipsychotics.- Benzodiazepines.-  Recent trends in alcohol and other drug use among police detainees in New Zealand, 2010–2015.- The Impact of Legalizing and Regulating Weed: Issues with Study Design and Emerging Findings in the U.S.