Cocaine abuse: Behavior, pharmacology, and clinical applications.

This book comprises 17 chapters that deal with a variety of copies related to cocaine and its abuse. Several of the chapters are excellent, and the bo ok in its totality contains a wealth of information. These are major streng ths. On the down side, some important topics are ignored, the relevance of several chapters to cocaine abuse is nor apparent, and the various chapters are nor well integrated. We recommend Cocaine Abuse as a reference volume for scientists with specific training in the areas char. it covers. But we do not recommend it for cover-to-cover reading as an overview of cocaine ab use.