Psychostimulant users are sensitive to the stimulant properties of alcohol as indexed by alcohol-induced cardiac reactivity

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 478-483

  Brunelle, Caroline ^a   Barrett, Sean P ^b   Pihl, Robert O ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcohol intoxication; Alcohol induced dopamine release; Behavioral Approach System; Heart rate; Psychostimulants

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; DOPAMINE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DRUG USE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROVOCATION TEST; REWARD; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; AROUSAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CUES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; REWARD; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33845804295     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-164X.20.4.478     Document Type: Article

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