Front cover; Contents; Preface; The Editor; Contributors; Chapter 1 The Dopamine Transporter and Addiction; Chapter 2 Neurochemistry of Nicotine Dependence; Chapter 3 Neurochemical Substrates of Habitual Tobacco Smoking; Chapter 4 Neurochemical and Neurobehavioral Consequences of Methamphetamine Abuse; Chapter 5 Neurochemical Adaptations and Cocaine Dependence; Chapter 6 Neuropsychiatric Consequences of Chronic Cocaine Abuse; Chapter 7 Neurobiology of 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, or "Ecstasy"); Index; Back cover
Summary
Beginning with a look at individual drugs and their effects on the brain, this book considers the changes in neurotransmitter levels and discusses the relationship of these changes to the nature and phenomenon of addiction. It examines nicotine dependant neuroplasticity and the various neurochemical substrates that support and promote addiction
