New Perspectives in the Studies on Endocannabinoid and Cannabis: A Role for the Endocannabinoid-Arachidonic Acid Pathway in Drug Reward and Long-Lasting Relapse to Drug Taking

Growing evidence on the involvement of cannabinoids in the rewarding effects of various kinds of drugs of abuse has suggested that not only the classical dopaminergic and opioidergic, but also the most recently established endocannabinoid system is implicated in the brain reward system. Furthermore,...

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Main Authors: Tsuneyuki Yamamoto, Kusnandar Anggadiredja, Takato Hiranita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2004-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319323138