Drugs and Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Pharmacology, 8th Edition

For courses in Drugs and Behavior A contemporary survey of behavioral pharmacology Drugs and Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Pharmacology provides a clear overview of this intriguing discipline, as it helps students understand human behaviors and reflect on developments in the field.Taking over from longtime author William Mc Kim, and continuing the personalized style and enthusiastic approach for which the text has been known, new lead author Stephanie Hancock describes basic pharmacological concepts of drug administration and pharmacokinetics, research methodology and clinical trials, tolerance and withdrawal, drug conditioning, addiction processes, and the neuroscience of drug action. In each chapter, these concepts are applied to different classes of recreational and therapeutic drugs within a historical and social backdrop. The Eighth Edition has been substantially revised and updated to include the newest research findings and real-world examples related to drug use and addiction.Drugs and Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Pharmacology 8th Edition is written by Stephanie Hancock and published by Pearson. ISBNs for Drugs and Behavior are 9780134492438, 0134492439 and the print ISBNs are 9780134405025, 0134405021. Additional ISBNs include 9780137515653, 9780134492407, 9780134492414, 9780134492421.