Drugs and Human Behavior

1.Humanity and the Use of Substances: A Historical Overview.- 2.Drug Use and Substance Use Disorders in Brazil and the World: Epidemiological Data.- 3.Anthropological Studies in Drug Use Contexts: An Introduction to Theoretical, Methodological and Ethical Aspects.- 4.Neuroanthropology of Drugs: Relations Between the Brain, Social Context and Use of Psychoactive Substances.- 5.Substance Use Among Older Adults: Epidemiological Aspects, Associated Variables and Organic Risks.- 6.Genetic Aspects of Substance Use Disorders.- 7.Neuroscience, Epigenetics and Psychotropic Substances.- 8.Pharmacology of Drugs of Abuse: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Psychotropic Compounds.- 9.Impacts of Drug (Ab)Use on the Development of the Human Central Nervous System.- 10.Effects of Substance Use on Neural Development.- 11.Neuropsychological and Behavioral Aspects of Drug Use and Abuse: Theory, Research, and Intervention.- 12.Psychological Evaluation in Users of Psychoactive Substances: the psychodiagnosis process.- 13.Evidence-Based Psychotherapy for Substance Use Disorder.- 14.Substance Use Disorders and Psychiatric Multimorbidity.- 15.Behavioral Pharmacology: Contributions to Understanding Substance Use Disorders.- 16.Disorders Due to Substance Use in Analytical-Behavioral Clinical: Theory and Practice Observed in a Clinical Case.- 17.Psychological Trauma: Biological and Psychosocial Aspects of Substance Use Disorders.- 18.Motivational Interviewing in the Treatment of Substance Dependents: Clinical Fundamentals for Increased Adherence to treatment.- 19.Assessment and Intervention in Social and Coping Skills for Alcohol and Other Drug Users.- 20.Psychoeducation in the Treatment of Smoking and Alcohol Use Disorder.- 21.Mindfulness for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders.- 22.Drug Use and Trafficking and the Criminal Liability of Court-Involved Youth.- 23.Gender, Alcohol Dependence and Public Policies.- 24.The Psychosocial Care Network as Organizer of Public Policy in the

Denise De Micheli is a professor at the Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), Brazil, where she is is the head of the Interdisciplinary Center for Studies on Neuroscience, Adolescent Health and Education. A member of the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse, she holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Universidade Paulista, Brazil, and MSc and PhD degrees from the Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), Brazil.

André Luiz Monezi Andrade is a professor at the Department of Psychology, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-Campinas), Brazil. He holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Universidade Positivo, Brazil, and Msc and PhD degrees from the Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), Brazil, where he also conducted post-doctoral studies, always focusing on the neurobiology of addiction in adolescence. His main research interests are internet and substance abuse, psychopathology, preventive programs in drug addiction and psychopharmacology in adolescents.
Richard Alecsander Reichert holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Brazil, where he is a researcher of the Professional Master Program in Public Policy Management. He is also a member of the Interdisciplinary Center for Studies on Neuroscience, Health, and Adolescent Education at Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), Brazil, and research assistant of the Laboratory of Basic and Applied Cognitive Psychology at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil.

Eroy Aparecida da Silva is a researcher at the Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), Brazil, and head of Cognitive Therapies on Substance Abuse at the Unity of Drug Dependency at the same university. She holds a Bachelor's degree in psychology from Universidade Paulistana,