Caffeine, a common active adulterant of cocaine, enhances the reinforcing effect of cocaine and its motivational value

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 233, Issue 15-16, 2016, Pages 2879-2889

  Prieto, José Pedro ^a   Scorza, Cecilia ^a   Serra, Gian Pietro ^b   Perra, Valentina ^b   Galvalisi, Martín ^a   Abin Carriquiry, Juan Andrés ^a   Piras, Giovanna ^b   Valentini, Valentina ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Addiction; Adulterants; Caffeine; Cocaine; Illicit drugs market; Motivation; Reinforcement; Self administration

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; COCAINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIXED RATIO; MALE; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE RATIO; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; SELF ADMINISTRATION TEST; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COCAINE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; DRUG-SEEKING BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOTIVATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; REWARD; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84977090833     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-016-4320-z     Document Type: Article

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