Unique treatment potential of cannabidiol for the prevention of relapse to drug use: preclinical proof of principle

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2018, Pages 2036-2045

  Gonzalez Cuevas, Gustavo ^a,d   Martin Fardon, Remi ^a   Kerr, Tony M ^a   Stouffer, David G ^a   Parsons, Loren H ^a   Hammell, Dana C ^b   Banks, Stan L ^c   Stinchcomb, Audra L ^b   Weiss, Friedbert ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^c Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIDIOL;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAY DISCOUNTING; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR; ELEVATED PLUS MAZE TEST; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RELAPSE; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; WISTAR RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BRAIN; CANNABIDIOL; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; DRUG-SEEKING BEHAVIOR; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECURRENCE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 85045853472     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: 1740634X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/s41386-018-0050-8     Document Type: Article

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