Effects of galantamine on cocaine use in chronic cocaine users

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 302-303

  Sofuoglu, Mehmet ^a   Carroll, Kathleen M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DONEPEZIL; GALANTAMINE; METHADONE; RIVASTIGMINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CHRONIC DISEASE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FATIGUE; HUMAN; NAUSEA;

ADULT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; FEMALE; GALANTAMINE; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; SELF REPORT;

EID: 79953836765     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: 15210391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2011.00130.x     Document Type: Article

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