Neuroscience of psychoactive substance use and dependence
[Electronic Resource]
/ World Health Organization
Geneva
: World Health Organization,
, c2004.
xx, 264 p. , ill. (some col.) , 24 cm.
e
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Brain mechanisms: neurobiology and neuroanatomy -- Biobehavioural processes underlying dependence -- Psychopharmacology of dependence for different drug classes -- Genetic basis of substance dependence -- Concurrent disorders -- Ethical issues in neuroscience research on substance dependence treatment and prevention -- Conclusion and implications for public health policy.