Publisher's Synopsis
These proceedings of the satellite meeting of the International Society for Neurochemistry/American Society for Neurochemistry (July 16-18, 1997) present an examination of the cellular and molecular mechanisms of abused drugs. It covers topics such as gene expression, the role of free radicals in drugs of abuse-induced neurotoxicity, specific neuronal marks in substituted amphetamines-induced neurotoxicity, and prenatal exposure and postnatal outcome.