Cocaine in the Brain
- ISBN-10
- 0813515645
- ISBN-13
- 9780813515649
- Category
- Medical / Neuroscience
- Pages
- 188
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Authors
- Nora D. Volkow, Alan C. Swann
Description
Abstract: In discussing the consequences of cocaine use on individuals and society, this volume presents up-to-date research on brain mechanisms of cocaine use including the historical/social and psychological perspectives. The publication assists readers in comprehending the cocaine problem from multiple perspectives, beginning with the neural mechanisms of craving and leading to new approaches to developing effective diagnostic, treatment, and prevention programs. Topics include: populations at risk for cocaine use and subsequent consequences, synaptic effects and adaptations of cocaine, imaging techniques in the investigation of the effects of cocaine in the brain, and medical, endocrinological, and pharmacological aspects of cocaine addiction.
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