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Opioidergic modulation of cocaine conditioned place preferences.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1552818     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Recent studies have begun to assess the utility of opioid agonists and antagonists for the treatment of cocaine addiction. The present studies assess the effects of naltrexone or methadone on cocaine's reinforcing properties using the conditioned place preference (CPP) test. The results indicate that a 56 mg/kg dose of naltrexone, given 4 hr prior to conditioning, attenuates cocaine's CPP. In contrast, methadone (8 mg/kg), given 1 hr prior to conditioning, enhanced cocaine's reinforcing properties. These results support the suggestion that opioid antagonists may have clinical utility in treating cocaine addiction. The results with methadone lead to a possible explanation for the higher rates of cocaine use in methadone-treated heroin addicts.
Authors:
E J Bilsky; M J Montegut; C L Delong; L D Reid
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Life sciences     Volume:  50     ISSN:  0024-3205     ISO Abbreviation:  Life Sci.     Publication Date:  1992  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1992-04-28     Completed Date:  1992-04-28     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375521     Medline TA:  Life Sci     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  PL85-90     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona, Tucson 85724.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Analysis of Variance
Animals
Cocaine / pharmacology*
Conditioning (Psychology) / drug effects*
Male
Methadone / pharmacology*
Naltrexone / pharmacology*
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Reference Values
Reinforcement (Psychology)
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
DA 04440/DA/NIDA NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
16590-41-3/Naltrexone; 50-36-2/Cocaine; 76-99-3/Methadone

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