Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology Pharmacological Aspects of Drug Dependence: Toward an Integrated Neurobehavioral Approach

by S Springer

In spite of a "war on drugs" that spans years, and in spite of increases in law enforcement efforts and to a lesser extent treatment, substance abuse and dependence continue. While the number of people who experiment with drugs has decreased in recent years, those who use drugs repeatedly, per haps several times a week, a measure of "hard core" drug abusers, has not changed, and emergency room visits associated with substances abuse continues to rise...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3540589899
• ISBN13: 9783540589891
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 658 Pages