The reinforcing effects of brief exposures to nitrous oxide in healthy volunteers

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 197-200

  Zacny, James P ^a   Klafta, Jerome M ^a   Coalson, Dennis W ^a   Marks, Sandy ^a   Young, Christopher J ^a   Klock, P Allan ^a   Toledano, Alicia Y ^a   Jordan, Nicole ^a   Apfelbaum, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Choice; General anesthetic; Human; Nitrous oxide; Reinforcer; Subjective

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; REINFORCEMENT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

EID: 0030561483     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-8716(96)01281-1     Document Type: Article

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