Psychobiological Issues in Substance Use and Misuse

by Philip Murphy (Editor)

Overview

In this book, Murphy brings together a team of international experts to review cutting-edge scientific literature from the field of psychobiology and related disciplines which addresses important questions and broadens our understanding of substance use behaviours.

The reader is introduced to the multi-faceted nature of substance use and misuse, and its growing need to be discussed across diverse disciplines and perspectives. The book also addresses important questions regarding public policy and professional practice in the context of different social and cultural environments, and comments on the methodological and ethical issues in substance use and misuse. Chapters explore a spectrum of substances, which include: cocaine, alcohol, ecstasy (MDMA), methamphetamine, synthetic cannabinoids, tobacco, ketamine, novel psychoactive substances, and vaping products. The use of these substances poses important questions for science and for society. This book is written to help academics, practitioners, and students in a variety of academic and professional disciplines answer those questions while staying up to date with the psychobiological literature.

This is a vital resource for professionals and upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate students undertaking research in areas related to biological psychology, biology, health studies, and medicine.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367273613
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/30/2020
Series:	Current Issues in Psychobiology
Pages:	316
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Philip N. Murphy, PhD is Professor of Psychology at Edge Hill University in Lancashire, UK. He has worked professionally in addiction and substance use since 1984 and has done extensive research in the areas of opiate dependence, and the impairment of cognitive functioning related to the use of ecstasy (MDMA) and cannabis. He is also the editor of the Routledge International Handbook of Psychobiology, published in 2018.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix

List of contributors xi

1 The psychobiology of substance use behaviours and its relationship to personal and social psychological interpretations of these behaviours Philip N. Murphy Serge Combaluzier Derek Heim Rebecca Monk 1

2 Psychobiological aspects of cocaine dependence: implications for prevention, treatment, and the consequences of use Mieke H. J. Schulte Wim van den Brink Reinout W. Wiers 21

3 The neurobiological implications of early onset excessive alcohol use: potential consequences for psychological functioning Sarah Benson 56

4 Zebrafish models of drug addiction Susan Schenk Gabriel D. Bossé Randall T. Peterson 75

5 The neurobiological mechanisms underpinning MDMA and impaired psychological functioning: a review of studies with human participants Catharine Montgomery Carl Alexander Roberts 92

6 Methamphetamine use disorder: structural and functional implications as shown by brain imaging studies Samantha Brooks Kate Cockcroft Helgi B. Schiöth 105

7 Synthetic cannabinoids (SCs): current knowledge, psychobiology and clinical applications Koby Cohen Aviv M. Weinstein 125

8 Feelings of wellbeing: the contributions of alcohol and tobacco in employed workers and students Andrew P. Smith 157

9 The psychobiological implications of ketamine misuse Amie Hayley 177

10 Is there evidence of a genetic basis for substance use disorders? Susan Schenk 196

11 Psychobiological, medical, and psychiatric implications of new/novel psychoactive substance (NPS) use Fabrizio Schifano Stefania Chiappini Valeria Catalani Flavia Napoletano Davide Arillotta Caroline Zangani Amira Guirguis Alessandro Emiliano Vento Stefania Bonaccorso John Martin Corkery 213

12 'Ecstasy' (MDMA) and visuospatial processing: a follow-up systematic review Philip N. Murphy Ida Ryland Felicity Wolohan Janice Bartholomew 234

13 The psychobiology of nicotine vaping: impact on addiction, cognition, mood, anxiety and appetite Harry Tattan-Birch Lion Shahab 265

Index 289