Presentation of smoking-associated cues does not elicit dopamine release after one-hour smoking abstinence: A [11C]-(+)-PHNO PET study.

The presentation of drug-associated cues has been shown to elicit craving and dopamine release in the striatum of drug-dependent individuals. Similarly, exposure to tobacco-associated cues induces craving and increases the propensity to relapse in tobacco- dependent smokers. However, whether exposur...

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Main Authors: Lina Chiuccariello, Isabelle Boileau, Mihail Guranda, Pablo M Rusjan, Alan A Wilson, Laurie Zawertailo, Sylvain Houle, Usoa Busto, Bernard Le Foll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3612056?pdf=render