The Reinforcing Effects of Nicotine in Humans and Nonhuman Primates: A Review of Intravenous Self-Administration Evidence and Future Directions for Research | Zendy

Amy Goodwin | Zendy; Takato Hiranita | Zendy; Merle G. Paule | Zendy

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The Reinforcing Effects of Nicotine in Humans and Nonhuman Primates: A Review of Intravenous Self-Administration Evidence and Future Directions for Research

Author(s) -

Amy Goodwin,

Takato Hiranita,

Merle G. Paule

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

nicotine and tobacco research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.338

H-Index - 113

eISSN - 1469-994X

pISSN - 1462-2203

DOI - 10.1093/ntr/ntv002

Subject(s) - nicotine , self administration , abuse liability , psychology , addiction , smoking cessation , alkaloid , pharmacology , reinforcement , medicine , drug , psychiatry , social psychology , chemistry , pathology , stereochemistry

Cigarette smoking is largely driven by the reinforcing properties of nicotine. Intravenous (IV) self-administration procedures are the gold standard for investigating the reinforcing effects of psychoactive drugs. The goal of this review was to examine the results of published investigations of the reinforcing effects of nicotine measured using IV self-administration procedures in humans and nonhuman primates.

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