Neuropharmacology of new psychoactive substances (NPS) : the science behind the headlines

• Other Authors: Baumann, Michael H., (Editor), Glennon, Richard A., 1945- (Editor), Wiley, Jenny L., (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
• Series: Current topics in behavioral neurosciences ; 32.
• Subjects: Neuropharmacology.; Psychotropic drugs.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319524443; 9783319524429
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 380 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Designer drugs, or new psychoactive substances (NPS), are synthetic chemicals that mimic the effects of classic drugs of abuse. There has been an alarming worldwide increase in the abuse of NPS in recent years. NPS are cheap, easy to obtain, and often legally available. In this volume, leading exper...