Methods in Drug Abuse Research

Pulling information from a wide variety of resources and assembling it into one volume, this book bridges the gap between cellular and molecular studies of drug actions and behavioral approaches to questions in drug abuse research. The book covers procedures, methods, and equipment used in experiments, that, in many cases, combine multiple technical approaches. It presents state-of-the-art technical information and critical reviews of the experimental strategies used to dissect the problem of compulsive drug use and addiction at the systems or whole brain level. It provides insight into the pros and cons of various experimental strategies.