The influence of stress on the transition from drug use to addiction

Alcohol Research and Health

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-136

  Wand, Gary ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Alcohol and other drug (AOD) dependence; Animal studies; Brain; Brain reward pathway; Dopamine; Glucocorticoid; Human studies; Stress; Stress as an AOD cause (AODC); Stress response

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COMPLICATION; DRUG USE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; DRUG USERS; HUMANS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 51349128220     PISSN: 15357414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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