Neuropathology of Drug Addictions and Substance Misuse: A Comprehensive Guide

Edited by Victor R. Preedy, Neuropathology of Drug Addictions and Substance Misuse, Volume 2: Stimulants, Club and Dissociative Drugs, Hallucinogens, Steroids, Inhalants and International Aspects provides a detailed examination of the adverse consequences of the most common drugs of abuse. This volume serves to update the reader’s knowledge on the broader field of addiction as well as to deepen understanding of specific addictive substances.

Stimulants, Club and Dissociative Drugs, Hallucinogens, and Inhalants

Volume 2 addresses stimulants, club and dissociative drugs, hallucinogens, and inhalants and solvents. Each section provides data on the general, molecular and cellular, and structural and functional neurological aspects of a given substance, with a focus on the adverse consequences of addictions.

Understanding the Pathology of Substances of Abuse

Research shows that the neuropathological features of one addiction are often applicable to those of others, and understanding these commonalties provides a platform for studying specific addictions in more depth and may ultimately lead researchers toward new modes of understanding, causation, prevention, and treatment. However, marshalling data on the complex relationships between addictions is difficult due to the myriad material and substances.

A Modern Approach to Addiction

Neuropathology of Drug Addictions and Substance Misuse, Volume 2 offers a modern approach to understanding the pathology of substances of abuse, offering an evidence-based ethos for understanding the neurology of addictions. It fills an existing gap in the literature by serving as a one-stop-shopping synopsis of everything to do with the neuropathology of drugs of addiction and substance misuse.

Comprehensive Coverage

Each chapter includes a list of abbreviations, abstract, introduction, applications to other addictions and substance misuse, mini-dictionary of terms, summary points, 6+ figures and tables, and full references. The book covers preclinical, clinical, and population studies, from the cell to whole organs, and from the genome to whole body.

Key Features

• A comprehensive examination of the adverse consequences of the most common drugs of abuse
• Covers stimulants, club and dissociative drugs, hallucinogens, and inhalants and solvents
• Includes data on the general, molecular and cellular, and structural and functional neurological aspects of each substance
• Offers a modern approach to understanding the pathology of substances of abuse
• Fills an existing gap in the literature by serving as a one-stop-shopping synopsis of everything to do with the neuropathology of drugs of addiction and substance misuse
• Covers preclinical, clinical, and population studies, from the cell to whole organs, and from the genome to whole body