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The Effects of Drug Abuse on the Human Nervous System (Hardcover) Loot Price: R3,162
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The Effects of Drug Abuse on the Human Nervous System (Hardcover): Bertha Madras, Michael Kuhar

The Effects of Drug Abuse on the Human Nervous System (Hardcover)

Bertha Madras, Michael Kuhar

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Drug use and abuse continues to thrive in contemporary society worldwide and the instance and damage caused by addiction increases along with availability. "The Effects of Drug Abuse on the Human Nervous System "presents objective, state-of-the-art information on the impact of drug abuse on the human nervous system, with each chapter offering a specific focus on nicotine, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA, sedative-hypnotics, and designer drugs. Other chapters provide a context for drug use, with overviews of use and consequences, epidemiology and risk factors, genetics of use and treatment success, and strategies to screen populations and provide appropriate interventions. The book offers meaningful, relevant and timely information for scientists, health-care professionals and treatment providers.
*A comprehensive reference on the effects of drug addiction on the human nervous system
*Focuses on core drug addiction issues from nicotine, cocaine, methamphetamine, alcohol, and other commonly abused drugs
*Includes foundational science chapters on the biology of addiction
*Details challenges in diagnosis and treatment options

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Imprint: Academic Press Inc
Country of origin: United States
Release date: 2014
First published: December 2013
Editors: Bertha Madras • Michael Kuhar
Dimensions: 235 x 191 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 624
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-418679-8
Categories: Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Neurology & clinical neurophysiology
Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Specific disorders & therapies > Addiction & therapy
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LSN: 0-12-418679-3
Barcode: 9780124186798

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