GABAB receptor agonists for the treatment of drug addiction: A review of recent findings

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 209-220

  Cousins, Michael S ^a   Roberts, David C S ^b   Wit, Harriet de ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Dopamine; Drug abuse; GABA; Treatment

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; BACLOFEN; CGP 44532; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; GABAPENTIN; NICOTINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; EXPERIMENTATION; FOOD; HUMAN; MESOLIMBIC DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036471639     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-8716(01)00163-6     Document Type: Review

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