Overview
- Leading experts summarize the latest studies regarding the molecular mechanisms of action, behavioral effects, and adverse consequences of popular NPS
- Specific chapters clarify the differences between various types of NPS, namely: stimulants, cannabinoids and hallucinogens
- This volume broadens our understanding of NPS and provides insight into the rapidly evolving “new drug” phenomenon
Part of the book series: Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences (CTBN, volume 32)
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Designer drugs, or new psychoactive substances (NPS), are synthetic chemicals that mimic the effects of classic drugs of abuse. There has been an alarming worldwide increase in the abuse of NPS in recent years. NPS are cheap, easy to obtain, and often legally available. In this volume, leading experts summarize the latest studies regarding the molecular mechanisms of action, behavioral effects, and adverse consequences of popular NPS. Specific chapters clarify the differences between various types of NPS, namely: stimulants, cannabinoids and hallucinogens. Thus, this volume broadens our understanding of NPS and provides insight into the rapidly evolving “new drug” phenomenon.
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Book Title: Neuropharmacology of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS)
Book Subtitle: The Science Behind the Headlines
Editors: Michael H. Baumann, Richard A. Glennon, Jenny L. Wiley
Series Title: Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52444-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG (outside the USA) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-52442-9Published: 25 April 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84906-5Published: 18 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-52444-3Published: 13 April 2017
Series ISSN: 1866-3370
Series E-ISSN: 1866-3389
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 380
Number of Illustrations: 68 b/w illustrations, 13 illustrations in colour
Topics: Neurosciences, Psychopharmacology, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Public Health