Drugs and Human Behavior

The book content is based on the most recent information from the most authoritative, peer-reviewed sources available. As a result, it is the most readable and informative source with respect to understanding drug action in the nervous system as well as new treatments for a variety of mental and behavioral disorders. This up-to-date and readable third edition provides an exceptional overview of psychoactive drugs.The information is organized from the general to the specific, beginning with a historical perspective and subsequently moving through drug classifications, approaches to drug tolerance, dependence and abuse, psychological and behavioral effects, pharmacokinetics, mechanisms of action, common side effects, and current issues regarding drugs and their uses. Professor Grilly enhances readability by replacing highly esoteric clinical and medical jargon with more common terms and bold-face definitions.