An endocannabinoid signal associated with desire for alcohol is suppressed in recently abstinent alcoholics

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 205, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-72

  Mangieri, Regina A ^a   Hong, Kwang Ik A ^b   Piomelli, Daniele ^a,c   Sinha, Rajita ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Addiction; Alcohol craving; Alcoholism; Anandamide; Endocannabinoid

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANANDAMIDE; ENDOCANNABINOID;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GUIDED IMAGERY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; STRESS; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; ALCOHOLS; ANXIETY; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; CUES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67649425364     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-009-1518-3     Document Type: Article

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