The safety of modafinil in combination with oral δ9- tetrahydrocannabinol in humans

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 94-100

  Sugarman, Dawn E ^a,b   Poling, James ^a   Sofuoglu, Mehmet ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Cannabis; Marijuana; Modafinil; THC

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; DRONABINOL; MODAFINIL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CANNABIS SMOKING; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EUPHORIA; FEMALE; HOPKINS VERBAL LEARNING TEST; HUMAN; LEARNING TEST; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFILE OF MOOD STATES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RAPID VISUAL INFORMATION PROCESSING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ATTENTION; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; BLOOD PRESSURE; COGNITION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

CANNABIS; CANNABIS SATIVA;

EID: 78651254780     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2010.12.013     Document Type: Article

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