Nicotine-enhanced sign tracking results in greater cocaine demand in rats using a behavior economic analysis approach.
Rationale. Nicotine is often considered a ‘gateway’ drug because people typically experiment with tobacco before illicit drugs such as cocaine and amphetamine. We have shown that nicotine increases approach to reward-associated stimuli, this is referred to as ‘sign-tracking’, and that this effect pe...
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Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University
2019
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| Online Access: | https://dc.etsu.edu/asrf/2019/schedule/119 |