With addiction a key target for drug discovery efforts, this book fills an important and timely need for medicinal chemists who need to understand complex neuroscience issues. The author illustrates medicinal chemistry's prominent role in treating addiction and covers specific drugs of abuse including narcotics, stimulants, depressants, nicotine, and marijuana.
- Interprets complex neuro- biological and pharmacological information, like the drug-reward system, for medicinal chemists - Emphasizes neurotransmitters and neurochemical mechanisms of addictive drugs -...
With addiction a key target for drug discovery efforts, this book fills an important and timely need for medicinal chemists who need to unde...
