Drugs, the brain, and behavior : the pharmacology of therapeutics and drug use disorders / John Brick.

What is a drug? -- The brain-behavior relationship -- Pharmacokinetics -- Functional neuroanatomy: where do psychoactive drugs act? -- Neurophysiology: how do psychoactive drugs act? -- Antidepressants: drugs that lift us up -- Anxiolytics: drugs that calm us down at a cost -- Antipsychotics: drugs that make us sane -- Stimulants: drugs that make us high -- Alcohol: the socially accepted addictive drug -- Opioids: drugs that calm our pain -- Inhalants: a matter of life and breath! -- Marijuana: the sometimes illegal recreational plant -- Hallucinogens: altering reality or helping? -- Nicotine: of what value? -- Addiction: the chronic medical illness -- Biobehavioral markers of substance abuse disorders -- Forensic issues in psychopharmacology.

"This third edition of Drugs, the Brain, and Behavior provides a comprehensive overview of the brain and explores the clinical and pharmacological issues surrounding drug abuse and dependence. Dr Brick provides definitions, historic discoveries about the nervous system, and original, eye-catching illustrations to discuss the brain/behavior relationship, basic neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and the mechanistic actions of mood-altering drugs. Topics include how psychoactive drugs affect cognition, behavior, and emotion; the brain/behavior relationship; the specific effects of major addictive and psychoactive drug groups; new definitions and thinking about abuse and dependence; and the medical uses of drugs, such as cannabinoids. A new chapter on biobehavioral markers explores how markers can guide the clinician in the diagnosis of some disorders. This book offers a quick reference guide which uses a balance of instruction, illustrations, tables, and formulas, that will give you a broad, lasting introduction to this intriguing subject. Drugs, the Brain, and Behavior is an invaluable resource for students in the field, nurses, psychologists, counsellors, physicians, and other health care professionals"-- Provided by publisher.