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Prof co-edits drug addiction handbook

The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Addiction Psychopharmacology
Edited by James MacKillop and Harriet de Wit
Wiley-Blackwell
$195

The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Addiction Psychopharmacology is an authoritative collection of the most current research approaches to the study of drug addiction.

Edited by James MacKillop and Harriet de Wit, the book provides students and scholars with the practical tools to do the best work possible in addiction psychopharmacology.

The book also features reviews on the empirical relevance of the research methods and the nuances of the methodologies used. Topics covered include core methods for assessing drug effects, distal and proximal determinants of drug use, and insights from cognitive neuroscience.

MacKillop is an associate professor in UGA’s psychology department.

De Wit is a professor in the psychiatry and behavioral neuroscience department at the University of Chicago.