Overview
- Provides a unique perspective on drugs of abuse by indicating potential benefits associated with use
- Presents potential benefits alongside the potential costs associated with long term exposure
- Reveals the abuse liability of some drugs that are not typically associated with dependence but are routinely administered as treatment for various disorders
Part of the book series: Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences (CTBN, volume 34)
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Table of contents(10 chapters)
About this book
Editors and Affiliations
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National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Suzanne Nielsen
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University of Tasmania School of Psychology, Launceston, Australia
Raimondo Bruno
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Victoria University of Wellington School of Psychology, Wellington, New Zealand
Susan Schenk
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Non-medical and illicit use of psychoactive drugs
Editors: Suzanne Nielsen, Raimondo Bruno, Susan Schenk
Series Title: Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60016-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-60014-7Published: 23 August 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86759-5Published: 15 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-60016-1Published: 11 August 2017
Series ISSN: 1866-3370
Series E-ISSN: 1866-3389
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 198
Topics: Neurosciences, Psychology Research, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Psychiatry