Best neuropsychopharmacology books according to redditors
We found 1 Reddit comment discussing the best neuropsychopharmacology books. We ranked the 1 resulting product by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 1 Reddit comment discussing the best neuropsychopharmacology books. We ranked the 1 resulting product by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
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For a wealth of data but a perspective of addiction which actually disagrees with what I say (though they are selective in their interpretation) there's this:
http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674057272
The standard primer on neurobiology of addiction is this:
https://www.amazon.com/Neurobiology-Addiction-George-F-Koob/dp/0124192394/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1498869508&sr=8-2&keywords=drugs+koob
For a biopsychosocial perspective, there's this:
https://www.amazon.com/Drugs-Society-Human-Behavior-Carl/dp/0073529745/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1498869548&sr=8-4&keywords=drugs+and+society
By the same author but for a popular audience is this:
https://www.amazon.com/High-Price-Neuroscientists-Self-Discovery-Challenges/dp/0062015893/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1498869576&sr=8-1&keywords=carl+hart
Another popular, critical book:
https://www.amazon.com/Realm-Hungry-Ghosts-Encounters-Addiction/dp/155643880X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1498869570&sr=8-1&keywords=in+the+realm+of+hungry+ghosts
Another popular take:
https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Scream-First-Last-Drugs/dp/1620408902
For the history of junkies in the us:
https://www.amazon.com/Creating-American-Junkie-Addiction-Research/dp/0801883830/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1498869591&sr=8-1&keywords=creating+the+american+junkie
A global one:
https://www.amazon.com/Pursuit-Oblivion-Global-History-Narcotics/dp/0393051897/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1498869828&sr=8-1&keywords=in+pursuit+of+oblivion
Primer on Harm Reduction:
https://www.amazon.com/Harm-Reduction-Second-Pragmatic-Strategies/dp/1462502563/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1498869612&sr=8-2&keywords=harm+reduction
Primer on drugs and drug policy, quite neutral:
https://www.amazon.com/Drugs-Drug-Policy-Everyone-Needs-ebook/dp/B0054ID9UG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1498869623&sr=8-1&keywords=drugs+kleiman
A book on the legalization of drugs:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0765701510/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Another, economic take, on legalization:
https://www.amazon.com/Drug-War-Crimes-Consequences-Prohibition/dp/0945999909
Sociology of drugs in the US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0199935904/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Psychopharmacology primer intro:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0878935347/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
A criticism of the concept of addiction:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0814747647/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Some more esoteric but interesting stuff on epigenetics, neuroscience etc:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0849373913/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
A great book on the anthropology of drugs (this author also writes a lot of smaller papers too):
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6614135-righteous-dopefiend