title: Drug abuse: a biopsychiatric model.
abstract: The effects of drug abuse are caused by the stimulation or inhibition of different neurotransmitters, chiefly gamma-aminobutyric acid, acetylcholine, norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin and beta-endorphin. The biopsychiatric model focuses on neurotransmitter activity to diagnose and treat overdose and addiction. This model explains how different drugs exert their effects and provides a rationale for specific pharmacologic intervention in the drug-abusing patient.
authors.affiliation: Northeastern Ohio Universities, College of Medicine, Rootstown.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Giannini
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000662:Amphetamines; D003042:Cocaine; D006213:Hallucinogens; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D008954:Models, Biological; D009294:Narcotics; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D010622:Phencyclidine; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000662:Amphetamines; D006213:Hallucinogens; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D009294:Narcotics; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D003042:Cocaine; D010622:Phencyclidine