Amphetamines
Data on amphetamines reported by researchers at Wake Forest University
Published in Drug Week, October 29th, 2010
Investigators publish new data in the report 'Decreased reinforcing effects of cocaine following 2 weeks of continuous D-amphetamine treatment in rats.' "Recent studies have investigated D-amphetamine as a potential agonist medication for cocaine dependence. In rats, a 14-day continuous infusion of D: -amphetamine via osmotic mini-pump has been shown to decrease cocaine-reinforced responding under a progressive ratio (PR) schedule of reinforcement," scientists in the United States report.
"This study was designed to assess the influences of the D-amphetamine treatment dose and self-administered cocaine dose on the magnitude of this effect. Experiment 1: rats were...
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Source: Drug Week (2010-10-29)
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