Understanding Drugs and Behaviour

<p>About the authors ix</p>
<p>Preface xi</p>
<p>Part I Drugs and Their Actions 1</p>
<p>1 Psychoactive drugs: introduction and overview 3</p>
<p>2 The brain, neurons and neurotransmission 9</p>
<p>3 Principles of drug action 25</p>
<p>Part II Non–medical Use of Psychoactive Drugs 39</p>
<p>4 CNS stimulants: amphetamine, cocaine and caffeine 41</p>
<p>5 Nicotine and cigarette smoking 55</p>
<p>6 LSD and Ecstasy/MDMA 71</p>
<p>7 Cannabis 85</p>
<p>8 Heroin and opiates 103</p>
<p>9 CNS depressants: alcohol, barbiturates and benzodiazepines 119</p>
<p>10 Alcoholism and drug dependence 133</p>
<p>Part III Clinical and Medicinal Use of Drugs 151</p>
<p>11 Antipsychotics for schizophrenia 153</p>
<p>12 Antidepressants and mood stabilisers 171</p>
<p>13 Nootropics for Alzheimer s disease 187</p>
<p>14 Cognitive enhancers 203</p>
<p>Part IV Final Overview 219</p>
<p>15 Current knowledge and future possibilities 221</p>
<p>Glossary 235</p>
<p>Key psychopharmacology and addiction journals 251</p>
<p>Internet sources of information about psychoactive drugs 253</p>
<p>References 257</p>
<p>Index 291</p>