Drug Addiction: Research Frontiers and Treatment Advances, Volume 1120 Volume 1120 Edition Contributor(s): Ali, Syed F. (Editor), Kuhar, Michael J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1573317187 ISBN-13: 9781573317184 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $173.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2008 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Substance Abuse & Addictions - General - Psychology | Psychopathology - Addiction |
Dewey: 362.29 |
LCCN: 2008036141 |
Series: Annals of the New York Academy of Science |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.9" W x 9.8" (2.38 lbs) 400 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This volume brings together basic and clinical science to provide in-depth understanding and current knowledge concerning new conceptual insights into the CNS acting drugs and drugs of abuse and treatment of drug addiction. Methamphetamine, MDMA, PMA and different solvents are the most widely abused drugs in the Europe, United States, Central America, South America and Asian Countries and their use has dramatically increased over the last two decades. These drugs of abuse are known to cause neurotoxicity in several species including not only rodents, dogs and nonhuman primates, but also humans. However, precise neurochemical mechanisms underlying this drug-induced neurotoxicity remain unclear. This volume addresses the following: NOTE: Annals volumes are available for sale as individual books or as a journal. For information on institutional journal subscriptions, please visit www.blackwellpublishing.com/nyas. ACADEMY MEMBERS: Please contact the New York Academy of Sciences directly to place your order (www.nyas.org). Members of the New York Academy of Science receive full-text access to the Annals online and discounts on print volumes. Please visit http: //www.nyas.org/MemberCenter/Join.aspx for more information about becoming a member |