DRUG USE AND ABUSE, 8th Edition, takes an interdisciplinary approach in its coverage of current drug issues. It weaves historical, social, psychological, cultural, biological, and medical perspectives -- emphasizing the idea that a drug's effects depend not only on its properties, but also on the psychological and biological characteristics of its user. This theme is highlighted throughout, and is prominent in discussions of the individual classes of drugs, as well as in the chapters on pharmacology and psychopharmacology.

1. Drug Use and Abuse.
2. Drug Use: Yesterday and Today.
3. Drugs and the Nervous System.
4. Pharmacology.
5. Psychopharmacology and New Drug Development.
6. Cocaine, Amphetamines, and Related Stimulants.
7. Nicotine.
8. Caffeine.
9. Alcohol.
10. Opiates.
11. Marijuana.
12. Hallucinogens.
13. Psychotherapeutic Medications.
14. Other Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs.
15. Treatment of Substance-Use Disorders.
16. Prevention of Substance Abuse.
Glossary.
References.
Index.

DRUG USE AND ABUSE, 8th Edition, takes an interdisciplinary approach in its coverage of current drug issues. It weaves historical, social, psychological, cultural, biological, and medical perspectives -- emphasizing the idea that a drug's effects depend not only on its properties, but also on the psychological and biological characteristics of its user. This theme is highlighted throughout, and is prominent in discussions of the individual classes of drugs, as well as in the chapters on pharmacology and psychopharmacology. Each chapter is updated to represent findings from the latest research, as well as to reflect social and legal changes related to drugs. The authors present the latest survey data available on patterns of drug use in the United States and other countries worldwide. Updated statistics showcase the most recent data available from the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality and the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (SAMHSA). Contemporary Issues boxes and the Drugs and Culture boxes are updated to reflect current information and statistics. New Contemporary Issues topics include "Saving Lives with Naloxone" (Chapter 10) and "Telehealth, Substance Use Disorder Treatment, and Continuing Care" (Chapter 16). A new Drugs and Culture box on "Prescription Hallucinogens" appears in Chapter 12. Chapter 7 contains a new subsection on "E-Cigarettes." Chapter 10 contains new subsections on "Opiate Use after the Harrison Act" and "The Opiate Epidemic." Chapter 11 contains a new subsection on "Medical Use of Marijuana." Chapter 12 contains new subsections on psychotherapeutic uses of hallucinogens and amphetamines. Chapter 16 contains a new subsection on "Temperament-based Intervention." The authors examine the macrocosmic drug-related issues of historical and social relevance, as well as the microcosmic effects of substance use on a single neuron in the human body.