A review of the literature pertaining to the neurobehavioral
pharmacology of abusable drugs, this is the only book to survey each
of the eleven classes of addictive drugs from the perspectives of
neurological, behavioral, and clinical pharmacology.

Designed to serve as a companion text to the DSM-IV manual, the
Handbook provides comprehensive information about each drug and
drug class having abuse potential with respect to their pharmaceutical
mechanisms and actions.