For an undergraduate psychology course in Drugs and Behavior Psychopharmacology; also ideal for a graduate-level Health and Social Science introductory course in Behavioral Pharmacology.

This student-friendly, accessible text provides students with a thorough introduction to the field of behavioral pharmacology and prepares them to analyze drug information from a variety of sources. The text describes-impartially and scientifically-the effects of drugs on behavior, and the various ways that behavior principles facilitate an understanding of both the actions of drugs and the way people use them.