Opioid Peptides in Substance Abuse

Joseph I. Szekely (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

288 Seiten

1993
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8493-7937-6 (ISBN)

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Presents an encyclopedic survey of in vivo data examining the interrelationship between endogenous opioids and substance abuse. This title emphasizes two main groups of abused substances (morphine congeners and psychostimulants).

Opioid Peptides in Substance Abuse presents an encyclopedic survey of in vivo data examining the interrelationship between endogenous opioids and substance abuse. It emphasizes two main groups of abused substances (morphine congeners and psychostimulants) and addresses the following questions:

Introduction: The Pharmacological Effects of µ- and k-Agonists Are Divergent, in Some Aspects Even Opposite. Aspecific Character of the Analgesia Induced by k-Agonists. Antianalgesic Effects of k-Agonists. µ-Agonist Induced Euphoria as Opposed to Dysphoria Elicited by k-Agonists in Humans and Experimental Animals. The Role of Dopamine in the Reinforcing Effect of Opiates. Elements of a Uniform Brain Reward Circuitry. Sensitization and the Pathology of Addiction. The Role of Stress in Addiction. Altered Genetic Expression of Endogenous Opioids during Addiction. The Mode of Action of Other Abused Substances. Individual Differences in Propensity to Drug Addiction. New Strategies in the Treatment of Opiate and Cocaine Addiction.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	22.10.1993
Reihe/Serie	Physiology of Substance Abuse ; 8
Zusatzinfo	38 Tables, black and white
Verlagsort	Bosa Roca
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	576 g
Einbandart	gebunden
Themenwelt	Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Pharmakologie / Toxikologie
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-8493-7937-7 / 0849379377
ISBN-13	978-0-8493-7937-6 / 9780849379376
Zustand	Neuware