Craving for cocaine in addicted users. Role of serotonergic mechanisms

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-73

  Buydens Branchey, Laure ^a   Branchey, Marc ^b   Fergeson, Paul ^b   Hudson, Jeffrey ^b   McKernin, Craig ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

(3 CHLOROPHENYL)PIPERAZINE; COCAINE; SEROTONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0031050971     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.1997.tb00393.x     Document Type: Article

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