Buch, Englisch, 327 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 703 g
Buch, Englisch, 327 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 703 g
ISBN: 978-0-8493-3779-6
Verlag: CRC Press
Despite the prevalence of both pharmaceutical and behavioral approaches to encourage cessation, over a billion people still indulge in tobacco. Even in the U.S., where tobacco use is considered a clearly treatable and socially regrettable condition, a significant percentage of individuals remain resistant to treatment modalities. It is believed that the problem lies with the availability, the effectiveness, and the tolerance of the treatments. Thus, the development of new and more effective medications for treating nicotine dependence is an area of significant therapeutic importance, and one made increasingly more viable given our rapidly increasing knowledge about the actions of nicotine and tobacco components on the brain.
“We are entering a Renaissance period … that promises to provide us with improved pharmacological tools to tackle this most serious of worldwide public health problems.”
-- from the Preface
Medication Treatments for Nicotine Dependence assembles contributions from leading researchers and clinicians to provide the most comprehensive volume on current and future possibilities for addressing nicotine and tobacco dependence with medication. Organized into six sections, this important work covers—
Basic pharmacology and physiology of nicotine and nicotinic receptors
First-line medications for nicotine addiction, including NRTs and sustained release bupropion
Second-line medications including antidepressants, inhibitors, and antagonists
Promising treatments currently in development
Special topics such as the combination of medications with behavioral treatments and pharmacogenetic approaches to treatment
The text concludes with the presentation of two unique perspectives on the development of medications for nicotine dependence and its implications for clinical practice.
Medication Treatments for Nicotine Dependence serves as a useful primer and resource for established investigators, as well as those new to the research; for students from a range of disciplines, including pharmacology, psychology, public health, and medicine; and for those clinicians actively engaged in the treatment of nicotine dependence.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Pharmacological Effects of Nicotine and Nicotinic
Receptor Subtype Pharmacological Profiles. Cellular and Synaptic Effects of Nicotine. Animal Models of Nicotine Addiction.
Nicotine Replacement Therapies and Other Nicotinic Strategies. Sustained-Release Bupropion as a Pharmacological Aid to Smoking Cessation.Tricyclic Antidepressants in the Treatment of Nicotine Dependence.Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors for Smoking Cessation.Opioid Antagonists for the Treatment of Nicotine Dependence. Other Nonapproved Agents for Smoking Cessation.Immunological Approaches to Nicotine Addiction. Glutamatergic Agents for Nicotine Dependence. GABAergic Agents for the Treatment of Nicotine Dependence.Cannabinoid Antagonists.Targeting the Dopamine D3 Receptor for
Treatment of Nicotine Dependence. Varenicline: An a4â2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Partial Agonist as an Aid to Smoking Cessation.Combining Medications with Behavioral Treatments. Medication Treatments for Nicotine Dependence in Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders. Pharmacogenetic Approaches to the Treatment of Nicotine Dependence. Neuroimaging of Nicotine Dependence.
Suggestions for Future Research. Treatment of Nicotine Dependence.
