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A primer of drug action : a concise, nontechnical guide to the actions, uses, and side effects of psychoactive drugs / Robert M. Julien.

By: Publication details: New York : W.H. Freeman, c1998.Edition: 8th editionDescription: xiv, 548 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0716731126 (alk. paper)
  • 0716731134 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Drug action
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • QV 77 J945p 1998
Contents:
Contents 1.Principles of drug action 2.Central nervous system depressants: traditional sedative-hypnotic drugs and antiepileptic drugs 3.Central nervous system depressants: alcohol and the inhalants of abuse 4.Drug treatment of anxiety disorders: benzodiazepines and "second-generation" anxiolytics 5.Psychostimulants: cocaine and the amphetamines 6.Psychostimulants: caffeine and nicotine 7.Antidepressant drugs: four decades of continuing progress 8.Pharmacotherapy of bipolar disorder: antimanic drugs 9.Antipsychotic drugs: conventional and new-generation agents 10.Opioid analgesics 11.Marijuana: a unique sedative-euphorriant-psychedelic drug 12.Psychedelic drugs: mescaline, LSD, phencyclidine, and other hallucinogens 13.Anabolic-androgenic steriods 14.Drugs and society: priorities and alternatives 15.Integration of drugs and psychological therapies in treating mental and behavior disorders.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1.Principles of drug action
2.Central nervous system depressants: traditional sedative-hypnotic drugs and antiepileptic drugs
3.Central nervous system depressants: alcohol and the inhalants of abuse
4.Drug treatment of anxiety disorders: benzodiazepines and "second-generation" anxiolytics
5.Psychostimulants: cocaine and the amphetamines
6.Psychostimulants: caffeine and nicotine
7.Antidepressant drugs: four decades of continuing progress
8.Pharmacotherapy of bipolar disorder: antimanic drugs
9.Antipsychotic drugs: conventional and new-generation agents
10.Opioid analgesics
11.Marijuana: a unique sedative-euphorriant-psychedelic drug
12.Psychedelic drugs: mescaline, LSD, phencyclidine, and other hallucinogens
13.Anabolic-androgenic steriods
14.Drugs and society: priorities and alternatives
15.Integration of drugs and psychological therapies in treating mental and behavior disorders.

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