Full Description
This book explores the pharmacology, treatment and relapse prevention techniques relating to cocaine abuse. Topics discussed include incentive sensitisation and loss of top-down control in cocaine addiction; cocaine abuse and dependence in schizophrenia; prenatal cocaine exposure and the associated adverse effects on pregnancy; and the clinical efficacy of medications with glutamatergic mechanisms of action for the treatment of cocaine addiction.
Contents
Preface; Cocaine Use & WomenReview of the Physiopathology & Treatment of Cocaine Abuse; Compulsive Drug Self-Administration: Incentive Sensitization & Loss of Top-Down Control in Cocaine Addiction; Cocaine Abuse/Dependence in Schizophrenia; Prenatal Cocaine Exposure & the Associated Adverse Effect on the Human Pregnancy; Neurotoxicity of Cocaine; Medications for the Treatment of Cocaine Addiction: Focus on Glutamatergic Compounds; Cocaine-Dependent Patients with Antisocial Personality Disorder, Cocaine-Dependence, & Treatment Outcomes; The Treatment of Cocaine Abuse: Problems & Perspectives; Index.NER(01): GB IE
