Howard, Sherrel G.,

Drugs of abuse : pharmacology and molecular mechanisms / Sherrel G. Howard, Ph. D., Molecular and Medical Pharmacology and Child Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles. - xiii, 194 pages: illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Biochemistry of neurotransmission -- Amphetamine and amphetamine analogues -- Cocaine -- Benzodiazepines and barbiturates -- Phencyclidine and ketamine -- Gamma hydroxybutyrate -- Morphine and morphine antagonists / Carlos Cepeda and Sherrel Howard -- LSD and mescaline -- Marijuana -- Inhalants and miscellaneous drugs -- Treatment and recovery programs / Mark DeAntonio.

9781118288450 1118288459

2013045068


Central nervous system stimulants.
Drugs of abuse--Physiological effect.
Substance abuse--Treatment.

RC564 / .H683 2014

362.29

QV 76.5