Product Details
January 2017, Hardcover
Handbook of Cannabis and Related Pathologies: Biology, Pharmacology, Diagnosis, and Treatment is the first book to take an interdisciplinary approach to the understanding of cannabis use and misuse. Recent worldwide trends toward decriminalizing marijuana for medical use have increased legal use of the drug and recreational use remains high, making cannabis one of the most commonly used drugs.
Cannabis has a wide range of adverse neurological effects, and use and abuse can lead to physical, social, and psychopathological issues that are multifarious and complex. Effective understanding and treatment requires knowledge of the drug’s effects from across scientific disciplines. View more >
Key Features
- Comprehensive chapters include an abstract, key facts, mini dictionary of terms, and summary points
- Presents illustrations with at least six figures, tables, and diagrams per chapter
- Provides a one-stop-shopping synopsis of everything to do with cannabis and its related pathology, from chemicals and cells, individuals and communities, and diagnosis and treatment
- Offers an integrated and informed synopsis of the complex issues surrounding cannabis as a substance, its use, and its misuse
Readership
Researchers and advanced students in neuroscience, pharmacology, psychopathology, and addiction, as well as drug-abuse workers, public-health workers, and physicians treating addiction