Non-specific effect of naltrexone on ethanol consumption in social drinkers

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-41

  De Wit, Harriet ^a   Svenson, Johanna ^a   York, Aaron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Naltrexone; Opioid antagonist; Preference; Social drinker; Subjective effect

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; NALTREXONE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOOD; NAUSEA; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION;

ADULT; AFFECT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BREATH TESTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NALTREXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS;

EID: 0032825795     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130051085     Document Type: Article

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