Yohimbine increases opioid-seeking behavior in heroin-dependent, buprenorphine-maintained individuals

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 225, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 811-824

  Greenwald, Mark K ^a   Lundahl, Leslie H ^a   Steinmiller, Caren L ^a,b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Drug abuse; Human; Motivation; Noradrenergic; Opioid; Reinforcement; Self administration; Stress

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; DIAMORPHINE; HYDROMORPHONE; OPIATE; PLACEBO; YOHIMBINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; MENTAL TASK; MONEY; MOOD DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYMPTOM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VOLUNTEER; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; BUPRENORPHINE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 84873720332     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-012-2868-9     Document Type: Article

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