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About the Authors | |
Preface | |
Drugs and Their Actions. | |
Psychoactive drugs: introduction and overview | |
The brain, neurons and neurotransmission | |
Principles of drug action | |
Non-medical Use of Psychoactive Drugs. | |
CNS stimulants: amphetamine, cocaine and caffeine | |
Nicotine and cigarette smoking | |
LSD and Ecstasy/MDMA | |
Cannabis | |
Heroin and opiates | |
CNS depressants: alcohol, barbiturates and benzodiazepines | |
Alcoholism and drug dependence | |
Clinical and Medicinal Use of Drugs. | |
Antipsychotics for schizophrenia | |
Antidepressants and mood stabilizers | |
Nootropics for Alzheimer's disease | |
Cognitive enhancers | |
Final Overview. | |
Current knowledge and future possibilities | |
Glossary | |
Key psychopharmacology and addiction journals | |
Internet sources of information about psychoactive drugs | |
References | |
Index | |
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