Speed, Ecstasy, Ritalin: The Science of Amphetamines
Awards:   Winner of Commended in the Popular Science category - BMA Medical Book Awards 2007.
Author:   Leslie Iversen (Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, UK)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780198530909


Pages:   232
Publication Date:   10 January 2008
Format:   Paperback
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  • Winner of Commended in the Popular Science category - BMA Medical Book Awards 2007.

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Author:   Leslie Iversen (Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, UK)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.361kg
ISBN:  

9780198530909


ISBN 10:   0198530900
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   10 January 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1: Introduction 2: What are amphetamines and how do they work in the brain? 3: Medical uses of amphetamines 4: Amphetamines as performance enhancers 5: Illicit amphetamine use around the world 6: Amphetamine psychosis: how research on amphetamines provided new insights into the brain mechanisms underlying schizophrenia 7: How dangerous are the amphetamines? 8: Ecstasy 9: The future with amphetamines

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...a thoughtful adn thorough review of amphetamines from both the historical perspective of their use in society and from a more scientific view of their effects, uses (past, present, future), and dangers...well written, informative,a nd will be useful for a wide variety of readers. Michael Easton, MD, Rush University Medical Center


...a thoughtful adn thorough review of amphetamines from both the historical perspective of their use in society and from a more scientific view of their effects, uses (past, present, future), and dangers...well written, informative,a nd will be useful for a wide variety of readers. * Michael Easton, MD, Rush University Medical Center *


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