The Effects of Excitatory and Inhibitory Social Cues on Cocaine-Seeking Behavior

Social partners influence the likelihood of using drugs, developing a substance use disorder, and relapse to drug use after a period of abstinence. Preclinical studies report that social cues influence the acquisition of cocaine use, the escalation of cocaine use over time, and the compulsive patter...

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Main Authors: Mark Andrew Smith, Huailin Zhang, Andrea Maureen Robinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00217/full