Drugs and the Neuroscience of Behavior: Introduction to Psychopharmacology

I wrote this textbook to provide a conceptual understanding for effects of psychoactive substances, including those used recreationally, abused, and therapeutically. The introductory nature of the matieral allows learning about these compounds without a neuroscience or medical background and is aimed for undergraduate audiences. The textbook if commonly used in psychology undergraduate programs for courses on Psychopharmacology, Drug Use and Abuse, and Behavioral Pharmacology, and also is used in various health science curriculums. This is a rapidly advanced area requiring updated material. The book has gone through three editions in order to stay current, as well as to integrate new features and approaches to enhance student learning. The third is the most current, published in 2021 by SAGE Publishing.