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Understanding Drugs and Behaviour
Andrew Parrott (Author), Alun Morinan (Author), Mark Moss (Author), Andrew Scholey (Author)
9780471986409, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 26 May 2004
336 pages
24.6 x 16.8 x 1.9 cm, 0.539 kg
"...useful resource for a wider range of health and social care staff...takes a constructively critical approach to mainstream assumptions..." (Care and Health, 17th August, 2004) “…really helps the reader to understand both conditions and treatments…a very informative and useful resource...” (Accident & Emergency Nursing, No.13, 2005) “The coverage of the behavioural effects of a number of recreational substances is clear and informative, with particularly fine chapters on nicotine and cannabis” (Psychological Medicine, Vol.35 2005)
Why are some drugs highly addictive? What exactly are the effects of different types of psychoactive drugs? How can they produce such dramatic effects on mood, cognition, sensation, awareness, health and well-being? Understanding Drugs and Behaviour describes in detail how the main psychoactive drugs can alter brain chemistry and modify behaviour. Basic drug effects tolerance and addiction, are discussed, together with diverse medical, social, and psychological reasons for drug taking.Written by experienced lecturers with a high level of research expertise, all the main drugs used in today's society are included, such as alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, LSD and Ecstacy, opiates, CNS stimulants, as well as clinical medications. Teaching and learning features include: This introductory text will be of use to students of psychology, behavioural sciences, health sciences, nursing, physiology and pharmacology.
About the authors ix Preface xi Part I Drugs and Their Actions 1 1 Psychoactive drugs: introduction and overview 3 2 The brain, neurons and neurotransmission 9 3 Principles of drug action 25 Part II Non-medical Use of Psychoactive Drugs 39 4 CNS stimulants: amphetamine, cocaine and caffeine 41 5 Nicotine and cigarette smoking 55 6 LSD and Ecstasy/MDMA 71 7 Cannabis 85 8 Heroin and opiates 103 9 CNS depressants: alcohol, barbiturates and benzodiazepines 119 10 Alcoholism and drug dependence 133 Part III Clinical and Medicinal Use of Drugs 151 11 Antipsychotics for schizophrenia 153 12 Antidepressants and mood stabilisers 171 13 Nootropics for Alzheimer’s disease 187 14 Cognitive enhancers 203 Part IV Final Overview 219 15 Current knowledge and future possibilities 221 Glossary 235 Key psychopharmacology and addiction journals 251 Internet sources of information about psychoactive drugs 253 References 257 Index 291
Subject Areas: Psychology [JM]
