Drugs of Abuse : Pharmacology and Molecular Mechanisms (Hardcover)

Contributor List ix

Preface xi

Acknowledgments xiii

1 Introduction 1

Part I Stimulants 13

2 Biochemistry of Neurotransmission 15

3 Amphetamine and Amphetamine Analogs 33

4 Cocaine 65

Part II Depressants, Sedative Hypnotics, and Anxiolytics 75

5 Benzodiazepines and Barbiturates 77

Part III Dissociative Anesthetics 93

6 Phencyclidine and Ketamine 95

7 γ Hydroxybutyrate 105

Part IV Analgesics 115

8 Morphine and Morphine Analogs 117
Carlos Cepeda

Part V Hallucinogens 135

9 Lysergic Acid Diethylamide and Mescaline 137

10 Marijuana 153

11 Inhalants and Miscellaneous Drugs 167

Part VI Recovery and Relapse 181

12 Treatment of Substance Dependency 183
Mark DeAntonio

Index 189