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Neurotoxicity of Drugs of Abuse
- 1st Edition, Volume 8 - September 15, 2022
- Editors: Lucio G. Costa, Michael Aschner, William Slikker Jr.
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 5 8 5 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 5 8 6 - 1
Neurotoxicity of Drugs of Abuse, Volume Eight provides carefully crafted reviews on the disruptive impact of drugs of abuse on the central nervous system. The neurotoxi… Read more
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Request a sales quoteNeurotoxicity of Drugs of Abuse, Volume Eight provides carefully crafted reviews on the disruptive impact of drugs of abuse on the central nervous system. The neurotoxicity potential of several agents including marijuana, fentanyl, and ketamine are carefully reviewed, and their short-term and chronic effects are categorized. Pharmacokinetic profiles as well as mechanisms of action for these and other drugs of abuse such as alcohol and nicotine are also evaluated. The implications of short and long-term abuse for agents such as PCP are also characterized. The reader will come away with a fuller understanding of the adverse effects of drugs of abuse on the nervous system.
- Describes in detail the characteristics of drugs of abuse that produce neurotoxicity
- Summarizes both the short and long-term adverse effects of drugs of abuse on the nervous system
- Describes potential mechanisms of action of centrally acting drugs of abuse
Basic researchers, clinicians, epidemiologists, regulators, drug developers, chemists
Preface
William Slikker, Jr.
1. Cannabinoids
G. Jean Harry
2. Converging mechanisms in ethanol neurotoxicity
Miriam Beatriz Virgolini and Ricardo Marcos Pautassi
3. Neurotoxicology of nicotine and tobacco
Edward D. Levin
4. The neurotoxic potential of opioids including fentanyl and fentanyl analogs
R. Daniel Mellon
5. Phencyclidine (PCP)-induced neurotoxicity and behavioral deficits
Cheng Wang, Shuliang Liu, Leah E. Latham, Fang Liu, Tucker A. Patterson and William Slikker Jr
6. The mysterious beauty of ketamine: benefits and risks
Donald R. Mattison, Abdallah Alami, Thomas J. Moore and G. Caleb Alexander
- No. of pages: 194
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 8
- Published: September 15, 2022
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323915854
- eBook ISBN: 9780323915861
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Lucio G. Costa
MA
Michael Aschner
WS