Mind-altering drugs : the science of subjective experience /

This book provides a sense of the theories and techniques behind the investigations of intoxication and how subjective experiences relate to addictive potential. It will help people make decisions about drug use, help researchers identify ideal ways to assess a drug's subjective effects, and he...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Earleywine, Mitchell
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Subjects:	Substance abuse. Reinforcement (Psychology) Individual differences. Individuality. Illicit Drugs > pharmacology Substance-Related Disorders > psychology Reinforcement, Psychology Individuality Psychotropic Drugs > pharmacology Substance-Related Disorders Polytoxicomanie. Renforcement (Psychologie) Caractéristiques individuelles. Individualité. Abus de substances psychoactives. substance abuse. HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Nervous System (incl. Brain) MEDICAL > Neurology. Individual differences Substance abuse Drugsgebruik. Drugsverslaving. Psychische problemen. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Behavioral theories of choice / Christopher J. Correia
Psychedelic, psychoactive, and addictive drugs and states of consciousness / Ralph Metzner
Hallucinogens / Rick Strassman
Subjective effects of alcohol I / Kenneth J. Sher [and others]
Subjective effects of alcohol II / Kenneth J. Sher and Mark D. Wood
Ethnicity and the subjective effects of alcohol / Travis A.R. Cook and Tamara L. Wall
Sex and drugs / Susan C. Han and Suzette M. Evans
Subjective effects of opioids / Sandy M. Comer and James P. Zacny
Cannabis / Mitch Earleywine
Relationships between personality and acute subjective responses to stimulant drugs / Harriet de Wit
Subjective effects of methylphenidate / Scott Kollins
Subjective effects of nitrous oxide (N₂O) / Diana J. Walker and James P. Zacny
Corporate highs, corporeal lows / David Lenson
The subjective response to neurofeedback / Siegfried Othmer, Vicki Pollock, and Norman Miller.