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| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: The Neurobiology of Cocaine Addiction Herman Joseph, Regina Quattrochi, 2014-03-18 With the use of crack on the rise in American cities, there is more need than ever to understand the biological, environmental, and social factors behind cocaine addiction, as well as the pharmacological properties of cocaine that make it such an addictive drug. The Neurobiology of Cocaine Addiction helps clinicians and researchers analyze research findings and their relevance to the clinical treatment of cocaine dependency. To do this, it looks at the whole spectrum of cocaine use, from trends in cocaine-involved deaths, hospital emergencies, arrests, and treatment admissions to the specific impact the drug has on brain function. The book reports on important findings from positron emission tomography (PET) and a “binge” pattern cocaine administration mode. This will enable you to improve your understanding of how cocaine alters the pleasure/reward system of the brain and creates new instinctual needs that displace the inherent instinctual needs of hunger and sex. By reading The Neurobiology of Cocaine Addiction, you will sharpen your knowledge of the basic actions of cocaine, the factors related to daily cocaine use, the neurobiological basis of addictive diseases, and drug-induced alterations in normal physiology. You will also learn about: the coexistence of cocaine and heroin addiction cocaine’s disruption of the endogenous opioid system QEEG and how it can play a potentially useful role in drug development and planning hypotheses of sensitization in the pathophysiology of cocaine dependence factors that predict daily cocaine use among patients in a methadone maintenance program abnormalities in brain function that persist for up to six months after last cocaine use patterns of cocaine use the importance of prospective data analysis and the limitations of a self-selective study group Clinicians, researchers, psychiatrists, and other professionals in chemical dependency and narcotics rehabilitation will turn the last page of The Neurobiology of Cocaine Addiction with a better understanding of cocaine’s addictive qualities and the characteristics of the individuals who become addicted to it. You will see what headway has been made in research at some of the nation’s top laboratories, but you will also see what remains to be done. Hopefully, you will find where you can make a contribution either at the practical level, the research level, or both. |
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| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Dictionary of Biological Psychology Philip Winn, 2003-09-02 Biological Psychology is the study of psychological processes in terms of biological functions. A major obstacle to understanding dialogue in the field has always been its terminology which is drawn from a variety of non-psychological sources such as clinical medicine, psychiatry and neuroscience, as well as specialist areas of psychology such as ethology, learning theory and psychophysics. For the first time, a distinguished international team of contributors has now drawn these terms together and defined them both in terms of their physical properties and their behavioural significance. The Dictionary of Biological Psychology will prove an invaluable source of reference for undergraduates in psychology wrestling with the fundamentals of brain physiology, anatomy and chemistry, as well as researchers and practitioners in the neurosciences, psychiatry and the professions allied to medicine. It is an essential resource both for teaching and for independent study, reliable for fact-checking and a solid starting point for wider exploration. |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Forensic Neuropsychology José A. Valciukas, 1995 Forensic Neuropsychology presents in-depth knowledge about brain function and the state-of-the-art techniques for the assessment of brain function in a legal (forensic) context. It also explores how successfully (or unsuccessfully) experts use this knowledge to defend the notion that my brain caused me to commit the crime in criminal and civil courts. This source book gives readers a panoramic view of the science, technology, and art and advocacy on brain disorders, crime, and personal responsibility. Author Jose Valciukas focuses on the difficulties of extracting accurate medical and psychological information from individuals who are motivated to suggest that there is nothing wrong with them or that everything is wrong with them. This is clearly illustrated through case histories woven into each chapter. |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Neurochemistry of Abused Drugs MD, FFFLM, Steven B. Karch, 2007-10-09 Extracted from the Drug Abuse Handbook, 2nd edition, to give you just the information you need at an affordable price. Beginning with a detailed look at individual drugs and their effects on the brain, Neurochemistry of Abused Drugs considers the changes in neurotransmitter levels and discusses the relationship of these |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Addiction Jon Elster, 1999-10-28 Addiction focuses on the emergence, nature, and persistence of addictive behavior, as well as the efforts of addicts to overcome their condition. Do addicts act of their own free will, or are they driven by forces beyond their control? Do structured treatment programs offer more hope for recovery? What causes relapses to occur? Recent scholarship has focused attention on the voluntary aspects of addiction, particularly the role played by choice. Addiction draws upon this new research and the investigations of economists, psychiatrists, philosophers, neuropharmacologists, historians, and sociologists to offer an important new approach to our understanding of addictive behavior. The notion that addicts favor present rewards over future gains or penalties echoes throughout the chapters in Addiction. The effect of cultural values and beliefs on addicts, and on those who treat them, is also explored, particularly in chapters by Elster on alcoholism and by Acker on American heroin addicts in the 1920s and 1930s. Essays by Gardner and by Waal and Mørland discuss the neurobiological roots of addiction Among their findings are evidence that addictive drugs also have an important effect on areas of the central nervous system unrelated to euphoria or dysphoria, and that tolerance and withdrawal phenomena vary greatly from drug to drug. The plight of addicts struggling to regain control of their lives receives important consideration in Addiction. Elster, Skog, and O'Donoghue and Rabin look at self-administered therapies ranging from behavioral modifications to cognitive techniques, and discuss conditions under which various treatment strategies work. Drug-based forms of treatment are discussed by Gardner, drawing on work that suggests that parts of the population have low levels of dopamine, inducing a tendency toward sensation-seeking. There are many different explanations for the impulsive, self-destructive behavior that is addiction. By bringing the triple perspective of neurobiology, choice, and culture to bear on the phenomenon, Addiction offers a unique and valuable source of information and debate on a problem of world-wide proportions. |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Acute Medicine J. F. Cade, 2011-06-09 A one-stop reference for clinicians at all levels faced with uncommon problems in acute medicine. |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Smoking Paul Slovic, 2001-05-23 This book presents a counter-view, based on a survey of several thousand young persons and adults, probing attitudes, beliefs, feelings, and perceptions of risk associated with smoking. The authors agree that young smokers give little or no thought to health risks or the problems of addiction. The survey data contradicts the model of informed, rational choice and underscores the need for aggressive policies to counter tobacco firms' marketing and promotional efforts and to restrict youth access to tobacco. |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Drugs and Society Glen R. Hanson, Peter J. Venturelli, Peter Platteborze, 2024-08-16 As a long-standing, reliable resource Drugs & Society, Fifteenth Edition continues to captivate and inform students by taking a multidisciplinary approach to the impact of drug use and abuse on the lives of average individuals. The authors have integrated their expertise in the fields of drug abuse, pharmacology, and sociology with their extensive experiences in research, treatment, drug policy making, and drug policy implementation to create an edition that speaks directly to students on the medical, emotional, and social damage drug use can cause. Updated throughout to reflect the recent data and legislation, the 15th Edition also offers: Updated coverage of prohibition, Harrison Tax Act, and other laws that have had an significant impact on special populations. A greater emphasis on alcohol use and sexual abuse, marital and spouses abuse, and other major crimes committed. Discussion of the relationship between alcohol and health problems associated with the abuse of alcohol |
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| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Cocaine Abuse Stephen T. Higgins, Jonathan L. Katz, 1998-09-09 Cocaine abuse remains a major public health problem and contributes to many of our most disturbing social problems, including the spread of infectious disease, crime, violence, and neonatal drug exposure. Cocaine abuse results from a complex interplay of behavioral, pharmacological, and neurobiological determinants. While a complete understanding of cocaine abuse is currently beyond us, significant progress has been made in preclinical research on fundamental determinants of this disorder. These advances are critically reviewed in the first section of this volume. Important advances also have been made in characterizing the clinical pharmacology of cocaine, and those advances have been extended to understanding individual vulnerability to cocaine abuse, development of effective treatments, and discussions of policy. Those advances are critically reviewed in the third section of this volume. Contributors to the book were selected because of their status as internationally recognized leaders in their respective areas of scientific expertise. Moreover, each is a proponent of the importance of a rigorous, interdisciplinary scientific approach to effectively addressing the problem of cocaine abuse. As such, this volume offers a coherent, empirically-based conceptual framework for addressing cocaine abuse that has continuity from the basic research laboratory through the clinical and policy arenas. Each of the specific chapters is sufficiently detailed, in-depth and current to be valuable to informed readers with specific interests while also offering a comprehensive overview for those who might be less informed or have broader interests in cocaine abuse. This blend of critical review within each chapter with an explicitly conceptual continuity that spans all of the chapters makes this volume a unique contribution to cocaine abuse in particular and substance abuse in general. - Discusses cocaine abuse within the context of current principles of psychology, pharmacology, neuroscience, genetics and epidemiology - Chapters are all authored by scientific experts - First of its kind book on cocaine abuse to recognize behavioral/environmental determinants - Coverage is comprehensive - Informative for experts and generalists alike |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: The Hippocampus Ales Stuchlik, 2018-07-11 The hippocampus is an important brain region, a true central hub for memory of various kinds and other processes. Neuropsychiatric disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, drug addiction, and schizophrenia are characterized by hippocampal alterations. The dentate gyrus of the hippocampus is a site exhibiting adult neurogenesis. This book covers the topic of the hippocampus from various perspectives. It discusses adult neurogenesis, effect of enriched environments on hippocampal plasticity, and long-term potentiation-associated gene expression. The book also addresses multiscale representations of complex environments and strategies in the hippocampus-dependent spatial tasks. Finally, insight into the hippocampus as a link between negative affect and relapse to psychostimulants is provided. The book collects evidence of various hippocampal functions in healthy and disordered brain. |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Secondary Schizophrenia Perminder S. Sachdev, Matcheri S. Keshavan, 2010-02-04 Schizophrenia may not be a single disease, but the result of a diverse set of related conditions. Modern neuroscience is beginning to reveal some of the genetic and environmental underpinnings of schizophrenia; however, an approach less well travelled is to examine the medical disorders that produce symptoms resembling schizophrenia. This book is the first major attempt to bring together the diseases that produce what has been termed 'secondary schizophrenia'. International experts from diverse backgrounds ask the questions: does this medical disorder, or drug, or condition cause psychosis? If yes, does it resemble schizophrenia? What mechanisms form the basis of this relationship? What implications does this understanding have for aetiology and treatment? The answers are a feast for clinicians and researchers of psychosis and schizophrenia. They mark the next step in trying to meet the most important challenge to modern neuroscience – understanding and conquering this most mysterious of human diseases. |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Activation of Immediate Early Genes by Drugs of Abuse Reinhard Grzanna, Roger M. Brown, 1993 |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Forbidden Drugs Philip Robson, 1999 This new edition of Forbidden Drugs describes in detail the variousillicit drugs and their effects, then considers the reasons people use them, therisks involved, why people become addicted, and treatments for drug-relatedproblems. The new edition includes additional chapters on drugs that have beenillegal in the past, or still are in some countries -- alcohol and tobacco.There is also a new chapter on drug use in sport. The style and format of thebook have also been changed, to make it more reader friendly, and to give itgreater appeal to a much wider audience. |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Addictions Barbara S. McCrady, Elizabeth E. Epstein, 1999-04-15 Today, alcohol and other drug abuse scientists have access to a broad array of clinical resources that integrate a commonsensical approach to addiction treatment with science. Addictions: A Comprehensive Guidebook is a superb example of one such resource. Here, in one volume, is both practical and scholarly information for alcohol and drug abuse specialists, primary care providers, clinicians, policy-makers, and others involved in programs that are geared to help those who abuse or are dependent on alcohol and other drugs. Its scope is a testament to how far drug abuse scientists and practitioners have come in defining what they do and to how they are able to do it effectively through a growing body of scientific behavioral research. Addictions is organized into seven parts that range from the prevalence of certain addictions to their identification and treatment to the social effects of these addictions. In fact, this volume contains nearly all of the basic information a professional or graduate student needs to learn about or treat substance abuse. |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Getting Hooked Jon Elster, Ole-Jørgen Skog, 1999-03-13 The essays in this volume offer a thorough discussion of the relationship between addiction and rationality. This book-length treatment of the subject includes contributions from philosophers, psychiatrists, neurobiologists, sociologists and economists. Contrary to the widespread view that addicts are subject to overpowering and compulsive urges, the authors in this volume demonstrate that addicts are capable of making choices and responding to incentives. At the same time they disagree with Gary Becker's argument that addiction is the result of rational choice. The volume offers an exposition of the neurophysiology of addiction, a critical examination of the Becker theory of rational addiction, an argument for a 'visceral theory of addiction', a discussion of compulsive gambling as a form of addiction, several discussions of George Ainslie's theory of hyperbolic discounting, analyses of social causes and policy implications, and an investigation of the problem of relapse. |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: International Review of Neurobiology Ronald J. Bradley, R. Adron Harris, Peter Jenner, 2004-12-18 Published since 1959, International Review of Neurobiology is a well-known series appealing to neuroscientists, clinicians, psychologists, physiologists, and pharmacologists. Led by an internationally renowned editorial board, this important serial publishes both eclectic volumes made up of timely reviews and thematic volumes that focus on recent progress in a specific area of neurobiology research. |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Medications Development for the Treatment of Pregnant Addicts and Their Infants C. Nora Chiang, Loretta P. Finnegan, 1995 Contains presentation by scientists about medications development for treating pregnant addicts and their infants. Provides findings about effects of abused drugs and strategies for treatment. |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Human connection as a treatment for addiction Andrea D. Clements, Human-Friedrich Unterrainer, Christopher C. H. Cook, 2023-01-30 |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Three Faces of Desire Timothy Schroeder, 2004-08-12 Desires lead to actions, influence feelings, and determine what counts as a reward. Recent empirical evidence shows that these three aspects of desire stem from a common biological origin. The author reveals this common foundation and builds a striking new philosophical theory of desire that puts desire's neglected face-reward-at its core. |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Methods of Behavior Analysis in Neuroscience Jerry J. Buccafusco, 2000-08-29 Using the most well-studied behavioral analyses of animal subjects to promote a better understanding of the effects of disease and the effects of new therapeutic treatments on human cognition, Methods of Behavior Analysis in Neuroscience provides a reference manual for molecular and cellular research scientists in both academia and the pharmaceutic |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Effects of Nicotine on Biological Systems II Paul B.S. Clarke, Maryka Quik, Franz Adlkofer, Klaus Thurau, 2012-12-06 |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Dr. Dickerson, His Dissertation, and God Leon Dickerson, 2004-09-13 Dr. Dickerson, His Dissertation, And God, is an autobiographical study of the life and times of one black man and his struggle to overcome poverty, racism and eventually alcohol and drug addiction. Millions suffer from some form of addiction. Dr. Dickersons life story depicts the feelings, situations, and conditions of many. It portrays the spectrum of human affliction and anxieties, fears and frustrations, desires, degradation, hatred, hopes and utopian dreams. Finally the story ends with the exercise of apocalyptic faith in the ultimate triumph of good over evil. Dr. Dickersons doctoral dissertation consist of a research project enhanced by fifteen years of clinical experience in the field of chemical dependency, and his own first-hand knowledge of substance abuse acquired through his own addiction and recovery from alcohol and drugs. This section also includes a Psycho-Educational Work Book that will provide topics and exercises for the Specialized Training and Educational Program System (S.T.E.P.S.) developed by Dr. Dickerson. Spirituality also plays a major role in finding and maintaining sobriety. The book section titled DNA, Life, and God is a depiction of Jesus Christ, who Dr. Dickerson acknowledges as his Higher Power. The term Higher Power is mentioned nine different times, in one form or another in the Twelve-Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. The founders of Alcoholics Anonymous were Christians who realized that the program could also work as long as members acknowledge that the Higher Power of their choice is greater than themselves. |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Drugs of Abuse John Q. Wang, 2008-02-01 Drugs of Abuse: Neurological Reviews and Protocols is intended to provide insightful reviews of key current topics and, particularly, state-- the-art methods for examining drug actions in their various neuroanato- cal, neurochemical, neurophysiological, neuropharmacological, and molecular perspectives. The book should prove particularly useful to n- comers (graduate students and technicians) in this field, as well as to those established scientists (neuroscientists, biochemists, and molecular biologists) intending to pursue new careers or directions in the study of drugs. The book’s protocols cover a wide variety of coherent methods for gathering inf- mation on quantitative changes in proteins and mRNAs at both tissue and cel- lar levels. Inducible gene expression in striatal neurons has been a hot topic over the last decade. Alterations in gene expression for a wide range of proteins in the striatum have been investigated in response to drug administration. Altered expression of given mRNAs and their product proteins constitutes essential molecular steps in the development of neuroplasticity related to long-term addictive properties of drugs of abuse. With the multiple labeling methods that are also described in the book, gene expression can be detected in a chemically identified cell phenotype; the expression of multiple genes of interest can be detected in a single cell simultaneously. Hundreds or thousands of gene expr- sion products can today be detected in one experimental setup using the pow- ful systematic cDNA macroarray or microarray screening technology. Moreover, protocols useful in analyzing the functional roles of genes and proteins (e. g. |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Strong Feelings Jon Elster, 2000-07-24 Emotion and addiction lie on a continuum between simple visceral drives such as hunger, thirst, and sexual desire at one end and calm, rational decision making at the other. Although emotion and addiction involve visceral motivation, they are also closely linked to cognition and culture. They thus provide the ideal vehicle for Jon Elster's study of the interrelation between three explanatory approaches to behavior: neurobiology, culture, and choice. The book is organized around parallel analyses of emotion and addiction in order to bring out similarities as well as differences. Elster's study sheds fresh light on the generation of human behavior, ultimately revealing how cognition, choice, and rationality are undermined by the physical processes that underlie strong emotions and cravings. This book will be of particular interest to those studying the variety of human motivations who are dissatisfied with the prevailing reductionisms. *Not for sale in Belgium, France, or Switzerland. |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Exotic Preferences George Loewenstein, 2007-08-02 George Loewenstein analyses how individual preferences are formed, whether they can be predicted and the extent to which they are influenced by emotion rather than reason. These writings include the author's most influential papers on this intriguing topic. |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Advances in Brain Vasopressin I.J.A. Urban, J.P.H. Burbach, D. De Wied, 1999-02-16 Advances in Brain Vasopressin elucidates the functions of the regulatory peptide vasopressin in the nervous system, and reviews the current status of this field at different levels. It deals with the cell biology and anatomy of the neurons that produce vasopressin in the brain, and provides an overview on the receptors of vasopressin and the signal transduction pathways that they activate, including the cellular responses that are triggered by vasopressin. Reviews are presented on the modulation of behavior induced by vasopressin in a number of different contexts, such as sex-linked and steroid-dependent behaviors, social behaviors, and learning and memory. Furthermore, the volume deals with several controversial issues in the field by presenting overlapping chapters from different research groups in order to provide the reader with current views. Highly relevant and useful, for those working on this first neuropeptide, and for young investigators entering the field, and in addition, shows how important a multidisciplinary approach is to unravelling the function of a neuropeptide in the brain. |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Cocaine Mark S. Gold, 2012-12-06 For every news story in the popular press detailing the horrors and the violence associated with cocaine, there have been corresponding studies in the medical litera ture shedding new light on our understanding of this most troublesome drug. Our knowledge of addiction, and specifically cocaine addiction, has increased dra matically within the last few years. We stand on the threshold of an exciting new era in addictionology that promises better treatments, improved diagnostic proce dures, and more effective preventative strategies. We must prepare today for the avalanche of exciting dis coveries that will arrive in the coming years. Along with the first two volumes in this series, Marijuana and Alcohol, this book strives to help the general medical community to stay abreast of the latest medical information on addiction, while presenting a fundamental resource on the neurobiology, physiology, epidemiology, history, diagnosis, treatment, and p- v vi PREFACE vention of cocaine abuse. In addition, the comorbidity of cocaine abuse and eating disorders, depression, anx iety, hypertension, and various other disorders is dis cussed in detail. Finally, the last chapter presents new strategies tailored to specific patient groups and aimed at confronting the ever-changing face of drug abuse. |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Emotion and Decision Making Explained Edmund T. Rolls, 2014 What produces emotions? Why do we have emotions? How do we have emotions? Why do emotional states feel like something? What is the relation between emotion, and reward value, and subjective feelings of pleasure? These are just some of the question considered in this book, written by a leading neuroscientist in this field. |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Freudian Concepts of Id, Ego and Superego Applied to Chemical and Other Addictions Leon Dickerson Ph.D., 2006-09-22 This innovative counseling guide will benefit the addiction counselor and help the addicted patient locate and understand the exact nature of his or her addiction as it relates to the mind. A credentialed alcoholism and substance abuse counselor, author Leon Dickerson shows that by motivating the addicted person to participate in his or her treatment and commit to regular twelve-step program involvement, he or she will greatly enhance the odds of recovery. Dr. Dickerson also believes that spirituality plays a major role in finding and maintaining sobriety. Numerous twelve-step programs, including Alcoholics Anonymous, use the concept of a higher power in their treatment. Freudian Concepts of Id, Ego and Superego Applied to Chemical and Other Addictions: Introducing Twelve-Step Programs as the Superego Includes a psycho educational workbook that provides topics and exercises for his Specialized Training and Educational Program System (S.T.E.P.S). This program incorporates the use of educational material in the form of pamphlets, videos, and workbooks developed by leading practitioners in the field. Perfect for patients and counselors, Freudian Concepts of Id, Ego and Superego Applied to Chemical and Other Addictions sets the standard for chemical dependency treatment. |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: The Headaches Jes Olesen, 2006 Established worldwide as the one definitive, encyclopedic reference on headache, The Headaches is now in its thoroughly revised, updated Third Edition. The foremost international authorities examine the mechanisms of over 100 types of headache and provide evidence-based treatment recommendations, including extensive tables of controlled clinical trials. This edition presents the revised International Headache Society classification of headaches and explains how to use this new classification for accurate diagnosis. Many headache entities are discussed for the first time, such as chronic migraines; primary headache attributed to sexual activity; primary stabbing, cough, exertional, and thunderclap headaches; hypnic headaches; and new daily persistent headaches. A new section focuses on childhood headaches. Chapters that focus on headaches in elderly patients and patients with psychiatric or medical diseases are also included. |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: The Eighteen Stages of Love John Leggett, Suzanne Malm, 1995 |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Addictions David Belin, 2012-10-19 Addiction, increasingly perceived as a heterogeneous brain disorder, is one of the most peculiar psychiatric pathologies in that its management involves various, often non-overlapping, resources from the biological, psychological, medical, economical, social, and legal realms. Despite extensive efforts from the players of these various fields, to date there are no reliably effective treatments of addiction. This may stem from a lack of understanding of the etiology and pathophysiology of this disorder as well as from the lack of interest into the potential differences among patients in the way they interact compulsively with their drug. This book offers an overview of the psychobiology of addiction and its current management strategies from pharmacological, social, behavioural, and psychiatric points of view. |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Van Nostrand’s Scientific Encyclopedia Douglas M. Considine, Glenn D. Considine, 2013-12-11 Advancements in science and engineering have occurred at a surprisingly rapid pace since the release of the seventh edition of this encyclopedia. Large portions of the reference have required comprehensive rewriting and new illustrations. Scores of new topics have been included to create this thoroughly updated eighth edition. The appearance of this new edition in 1994 marks the continuation of a tradition commenced well over a half-century ago in 1938 Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, First Edition, was published and welcomed by educators worldwide at a time when what we know today as modern science was just getting underway. The early encyclopedia was well received by students and educators alike during a critical time span when science became established as a major factor in shaping the progress and economy of individual nations and at the global level. A vital need existed for a permanent science reference that could be updated periodically and made conveniently available to audiences that numbered in the millions. The pioneering VNSE met these criteria and continues today as a reliable technical information source for making private and public decisions that present a backdrop of technical alternatives. |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Handbook of Substance Abuse Ralph E. Tarter, Robert T. Ammerman, Peggy J. Ott, 2013-03-09 A review of the literature pertaining to the neurobehavioral pharmacology of abusable drugs, this is the only book to survey each of the eleven classes of addictive drugs from the perspectives of neurological, behavioral, and clinical pharmacology. Designed to serve as a companion text to the DSM-IV manual, the Handbook provides comprehensive information about each drug and drug class having abuse potential with respect to their pharmaceutical mechanisms and actions. |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Understanding and Preventing Online Sexual Exploitation of Children Ethel Quayle, Kurt M. Ribisl, 2013-03-01 Over the last decade there has been dramatically increased interest in the ways that technology has been used in the abuse and exploitation of children, due in part to increasing numbers of convictions for child pornography-related offenses. Opinion swings between those who feel that there is a danger of distorting the threat posed to children by technology, and those for whom it appears that the threat has been grossly underestimated. Current literature surrounding the debate at times seems to create more questions than answers and what quickly becomes apparent is that the data we have to inform our understanding is partial, potentially context specific, and at times seemingly contradictory. This book broadens our understanding of the complex nature of online sexual exploitation of children and considers the risk that those engaged in Internet-related offences pose to children in both the online and offline environments. It focuses on cutting-edge research and conceptual thinking that views perpetrators within context, examines those impacted by such offending, describes emerging legal and policy issues, and proposes innovative strategies for prevention within a dynamic global environment. Understanding and Preventing Online Sexual Exploitation of Children responds to the growing call for help across all practice areas, from judicial to therapeutic, and will provide an invaluable resource for practitioners and policy makers working in the field, as well as students and academics studying sexual exploitation and cyber crime. |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: The Neurobiology of Opiates Ronald P. Hammer, Jr., 1992-11-24 This collection of reports by eminent researchers provides a complete description of the effects of opiates on the central nervous system of developing and adult animals. The work is useful to investigators interested in opiate neurobiology and clinicians seeking to understand opiate abuse. The Neurobiology of Opiates is organized into sections which describe the wide diversity of opiate actions from cellular and molecular to developmental and behavioral. Normal functions of endogenous opioid peptides and functional effects of exogenous opiate exposure are examined using the latest in vivo and in vitro methods. Particular emphasis is placed on the physiological and pharmacological effects of opiate dependence and withdrawal, in addition to the mechanism of opiate reinforcement and molecular mechanisms of opiate regulation. Opiate actions on the developing brain and in the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis are also discussed. This comprehensive text provides readers with the latest results and challenges them with new directions for opiate research. |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Primary Care Lynne M Dunphy, Jill Winland-Brown, Brian Porter, Debera Thomas, 2015-02-19 Written by nurse practitioners for nurse practitioners in collaboration with a physician, this popular text builds a solid understanding of the theoretical foundation of nursing practice, while also providing comprehensive patient-care guidance based on the latest scientific evidence. |
| cocaine addiction psychology and neurophysiology: Imaging Techniques in Medications Development Heinz Sorer, Rao S. Rapaka, 1994 |
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Cocaine is a tropane alkaloid and central nervous system stimulant, derived primarily from the leaves of two South American coca plants, Erythroxylum coca and E. novogranatense, which …
Cocaine - National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Jan 10, 2024 · Cocaine is an addictive stimulant drug made from the leaves of the coca plant (Erythroxylon coca) which is native to South America. Cocaine can be snorted through the …
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Jan 3, 2024 · Cocaine is a highly addictive drug that can have serious effects on your health and well-being. Learn what it does to your body.
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Apr 9, 2020 · Cocaine — aka coke, blow, and snow — is a powerful stimulant made from the leaves of the coca plant. It usually comes in the form of a white, crystalline powder.
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Oct 23, 2023 · Cocaine is a very addictive stimulant drug. Using it increases your risk of serious and sometimes life-threatening medical conditions like heart attack and stroke. People may …
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White, crystalline powder derived from coca leaves. Cocaine base (crack) looks like small, irregularly shaped white rocks. Cocaine is an intense, euphoria-producing stimulant drug with …
Cocaine Illicit Use: Addiction, Overdosage, and Drug Testing
Yes, cocaine is a strongly addictive illicit drug. Long-term effects of use can lead to tolerance, high doses and the need for more frequent use to attain the same level of pleasure during the initial …
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May 22, 2025 · cocaine, white crystalline alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant (Erythroxylum coca), a bush commonly found growing wild in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador and …
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Jan 24, 2024 · Cocaine is a very addictive drug that is made from leaves of the coca plant found in South America. It is mostly available as an illegal drug that some people use to get high. In …
Effects of Cocaine: Short-Term and Long-Term Effects | DrugAbuse
Aug 8, 2024 · Cocaine addiction can have lasting short-term and long-term effects on mental and physical health. Learn about the effects of cocaine use.
Cocaine - Wikipedia
Cocaine is a tropane alkaloid and central nervous system stimulant, derived primarily from the leaves of two South American coca plants, Erythroxylum coca and E. novogranatense, which …
Cocaine - National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Jan 10, 2024 · Cocaine is an addictive stimulant drug made from the leaves of the coca plant (Erythroxylon coca) which is native to South America. Cocaine can be snorted through the …
Cocaine: Side-Effects and Addiction Treatment - WebMD
Jan 3, 2024 · Cocaine is a highly addictive drug that can have serious effects on your health and well-being. Learn what it does to your body.
Cocaine: Effects, Mixing With Alcohol, Addiction, and More
Apr 9, 2020 · Cocaine — aka coke, blow, and snow — is a powerful stimulant made from the leaves of the coca plant. It usually comes in the form of a white, crystalline powder.
Cocaine (Crack): What It Is, Side Effects, Risks & Withdrawal
Oct 23, 2023 · Cocaine is a very addictive stimulant drug. Using it increases your risk of serious and sometimes life-threatening medical conditions like heart attack and stroke. People may …
Cocaine - DEA.gov
White, crystalline powder derived from coca leaves. Cocaine base (crack) looks like small, irregularly shaped white rocks. Cocaine is an intense, euphoria-producing stimulant drug with …
Cocaine Illicit Use: Addiction, Overdosage, and Drug Testing
Yes, cocaine is a strongly addictive illicit drug. Long-term effects of use can lead to tolerance, high doses and the need for more frequent use to attain the same level of pleasure during the initial …
Cocaine | Definition, Uses & Addiction | Britannica
May 22, 2025 · cocaine, white crystalline alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant (Erythroxylum coca), a bush commonly found growing wild in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador …
Cocaine - MedlinePlus
Jan 24, 2024 · Cocaine is a very addictive drug that is made from leaves of the coca plant found in South America. It is mostly available as an illegal drug that some people use to get high. In …
Effects of Cocaine: Short-Term and Long-Term Effects | DrugAbuse
Aug 8, 2024 · Cocaine addiction can have lasting short-term and long-term effects on mental and physical health. Learn about the effects of cocaine use.
