Neurotoxicity of drugs of abuse /

Neurotoxicity of Drugs of Abuse, Volume Eight provides carefully crafted reviews on the disruptive impact of drugs of abuse on the central nervous system. The neurotoxicity potential of several agents including marijuana, fentanyl, and ketamine are carefully reviewed, and their short-term and chroni...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Slikker, William, Aschner, Michael, Costa, Lucio G.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Academic Press, 2022.
Series:Advances in neurotoxicology ; v. 8.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Neurotoxicity of Drugs of Abuse, Volume Eight provides carefully crafted reviews on the disruptive impact of drugs of abuse on the central nervous system. The neurotoxicity potential of several agents including marijuana, fentanyl, and ketamine are carefully reviewed, and their short-term and chronic effects are categorized. Pharmacokinetic profiles as well as mechanisms of action for these and other drugs of abuse such as alcohol and nicotine are also evaluated. The implications of short and long-term abuse for agents such as PCP are also characterized. The reader will come away with a fuller understanding of the adverse effects of drugs of abuse on the nervous system.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 volume)
ISBN:9780323915861
0323915868