Main description:

1. Cutting-edge synthesis of key areas in substance use and misuse, which sets it apart from competing biopsychology textbooks 2. Each chapter is written by leading experts on the topic in question, recruited from research teams around the world (including UK, US, Europe, New Zealand, Canada, Asia), who have a detailed knowledge of the relevant literature. 3. Important methodological and ethical issues are explored, with reference to various cultural contexts.

Contents:

Foreward

List of contributors

The Psychobiology of Substance Use Behaviours and its Relationship to Personal and Social Psychological Interpretations of these Behaviours
Philip N. Murphy, Serge Combaluzier, Derek Heim and Rebecca Monk

Psychobiological Aspects of Cocaine Dependence: Implications for Prevention, Treatment, and the Consequences of Use
Mieke H. J. Schulte, Wim, van den Brink, and Reinout W. Wiers

The Neurobiological Implications of Early Onset Excessive Alcohol Use: Potential Consequences for Psychological Functioning
Sarah Benson

Zebrafish Models of Drug Addiction
Susan Schenk, Gabriel D. Bosse and Randall T. Peterson

The Neurobiological Mechanisms Underpinning MDMA and Impaired Psychological Functioning: A Review of Studies with Human Participants
Catharine Montgomery and Carl Alexander Roberts

Methamphetamine Use Disorder: Structural and Functional Implications as Shown by Brain Imaging Studies
Samantha Brooks, Kate Cockcroft and Helgi B. Schioeth

Synthetic Cannabinoids (SCs): Current Knowledge, Psychobiology and Clinical Applications
Koby Cohen and Aviv M. Weinstein

Feelings of Well-being: The Contributions of Alcohol and Tobacco in Employed Workers and Students
Andrew P. Smith

The Psychobiological Implications of Ketamine Misuse
Amie Hayley

Is there Evidence of a Genetic Basis for Substance Use Disorders?
Susan Schenk

Psychobiological; Medical; and Psychiatric Implications of New/Novel Psychoactive Substance (NPS) Use
Fabrizio Schifano, Stefania Chiappini, Valeria Catalani, Flavia Napoletano, Davide Arillotta, Caroline Zangani, Amira Guirguis, Alessandro Emiliano Vento, Stefania Bonaccorso and John Martin Corkery

'Ecstasy' (MDMA) and Visusospatial Processing: A follow-up Systematic Review
Philip N. Murphy, Ida Ryland, Felicity Wolohan & Janice Bartholomew

The Psychobiology of Nicotine Vaping: Impact on Addiction, Cognition, Mood, Anxiety and Appetite

Harry Tattan-Birch and Lion Shahab

Index