Are neurochemistry and reinforcement enough - Can the abuse potential of drugs be explained by common actions on a dopamine reward system in the brain?

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages

  Joseph, M H ^a   Young, A M J ^a   Gray, J A ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Aversion; Drugs of abuse; Latent inhibition; Mechanism of addiction; Nicotine; Reward

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; DOPAMINE; MORPHINE; NICOTINE;

AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; LATENT INHIBITION; LEARNING; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD;

EID: 0029791421     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1077(199602)11:1+3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Conference Paper

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