Reinforcement by orally delivered methadone, cocaine, and methadone-cocaine combinations in rhesus monkeys: Are the combinations better reinforcers?

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 63-72

  Wang, N S ^a   Brown, V L ^a   Grabowski, J ^a   Meisch, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Drug combination; Drug reinforcement; Drug self administration; Methadone; Oral route; Polydrug abuse; Rhesus monkey

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; METHADONE; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; RHESUS MONKEY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; COCAINE; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG COMBINATIONS; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; METHADONE; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0034945683     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130100731     Document Type: Article

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