Cocaine-associated Violence And Relationship To Route Of Administration
cocaine; crime; free-base; intravenous cocaine; Psychology; rape; robbery; Substance Abuse; violence
Giannini A J; Miller N S; Loiselle R H; Turner C E
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
1993
1993-01
Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication
n/a
Drug abuse: a biopsychiatric model.
Humans; *Substance-Related Disorders/metabolism; Amphetamines; Cocaine; Hallucinogens; Hypnotics and Sedatives; Narcotics; Neurotransmitter Agents/metabolism/physiology; Phencyclidine; Substance Withdrawal Syndrome/drug therapy; Biological; *Models
The effects of drug abuse are caused by the stimulation or inhibition of different neurotransmitters, chiefly gamma-aminobutyric acid, acetylcholine, norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin and beta-endorphin. The biopsychiatric model focuses on neurotransmitter activity to diagnose and treat overdose and addiction. This model explains how different drugs exert their effects and provides a rationale for specific pharmacologic intervention in the drug-abusing patient.
Giannini A J; Miller N S
American Family Physician
1989
1989-11
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