Non-medical and illicit use of psychoactive drugs

This volume is devoted to descriptions of non medical as well as medical uses for some drugs that have typically, or not so typically, been associated with drug abuse. One major objective of this book is to identify costs and benefits of drug abuse. The book highlights drugs including 3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), cannabinoids, opioids and methylphenidate because of their well-documented potential for abuse and provides new and emerging evidence of their potential to treat some chronic disease states alongside the potential consequences of exposure.

List of contents

Preface.- Preclinical effects of antipsychotic drugs.- Contribution of Impulsivity and Serotonin Receptor Neuroadaptations to the development of an MDMA ("ecstasy") Substance Use Disorder.- The Abuse Potential of Prescription Opioids in Humans - Closing in on the First Century of Research.- Over-the-Counter codeine -from therapeutic use to dependence, and the grey areas in between.- Injection of pharmaceuticals designed for oral use: Harms experienced and effective harm reduction through filtration.- Misuse of Methylphenidate.- Misuse and Associated Harms of Quetiapine, and Other Atypical Antipsychotics.- Benzodiazepines.- Recent trends in alcohol and other drug use among police detainees in New Zealand, 2010-2015.- The Impact of Legalizing and Regulating Weed: Issues with Study Design and Emerging Findings in the U.S.

Summary

Provides a unique perspective on drugs of abuse by indicating potential benefits associated with use
Presents potential benefits alongside the potential costs associated with long term exposure

Reveals the abuse liability of some drugs that are not typically associated with dependence but are routinely administered as treatment for various disorders

Product details

• Assisted by: Raimond Bruno (Editor), Raimondo Bruno (Editor), Suzanne Nielsen (Editor), Susan Schenk (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9783319600147
• ISBN: 978-3-31-960014-7
• No. of pages: 198
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 241 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 432 g
• Illustrations: XIV, 198 p.
• Series: Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences; Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; Psychiatrie, B, Pharmakologie, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Psychology Research, Behavioral Sciences and Psychology, Neurosciences, Pharmacology, Psychological methodology, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Experiential research, Pharmacology/Toxicology