Drug Discovery for the Treatment of Addiction

Download or read book Drug Discovery for the Treatment of Addiction written by Brian S. Fulton and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-08-06 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With addiction a key target for drug discovery efforts, this bookfills an important and timely need for medicinal chemists who needto understand complex neuroscience issues. The author illustratesmedicinal chemistry's prominent role in treating addiction andcovers specific drugs of abuse including narcotics, stimulants,depressants, nicotine, and marijuana. • Interprets complex neuro- biological andpharmacological information, like the drug-reward system, formedicinal chemists • Emphasizes neurotransmitters and neurochemicalmechanisms of addictive drugs • Pulls together information on the many potential drugtargets for treating addiction • Stresses unique medicinal chemistry problems whendescribing pharmacology testing methods and drug development