A review of preclinical research demonstrating that drug and non-drug reinforcers differentially affect behavior

Current Drug Abuse Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 261-269

  Kearns, David N ^a   Gomez Serrano, Maria A ^a   Tunstall, Brendan J ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Animal models of drug abuse; Cocaine; Drug self administration; Food; Reinforcer; Reward

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; SACCHARIN;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DESENSITIZATION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FOOD INTAKE; FOOTSHOCK; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PUNISHMENT; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; REWARD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 83455261856     PISSN: 18744737     EISSN: 18744745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874473711104040261     Document Type: Review

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