Operant social reward decreases incubation of heroin craving in male and female rats
Background We recently reported that operant social choice–induced voluntary abstinence
prevents incubation of methamphetamine craving. Here, we determined whether social …
prevents incubation of methamphetamine craving. Here, we determined whether social …
An operant social self-administration and choice model in rats
It is difficult to translate results from animal research on addiction to an understanding of the
behavior of human drug users. Despite decades of basic research on neurobiological …
behavior of human drug users. Despite decades of basic research on neurobiological …
The protective effect of operant social reward on cocaine self-administration, choice, and relapse is dependent on delay and effort for the social reward
M Venniro, LV Panlilio, DH Epstein… - …, 2021 - nature.com
Social reinforcement-based treatments are effective for many, but not all, people with
addictions to drugs. We recently developed an operant rat model that mimics features of one …
addictions to drugs. We recently developed an operant rat model that mimics features of one …
Characterization of operant social interaction in rats: effects of access duration, effort, peer familiarity, housing conditions, and choice between social interaction vs …
JJ Chow, NJ Beacher, JM Chabot, M Oke… - …, 2022 - Springer
Rationale and objective Social factors play a critical role in drug addiction. We recently
showed that rats will abstain from methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and remifentanil self …
showed that rats will abstain from methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and remifentanil self …
Rats choose alcohol over social reward in an operant choice procedure
NJ Marchant, AJ McDonald, R Matsuzaki… - …, 2023 - nature.com
The interaction between social factors and alcohol addiction is complex, with potential for
both positive and negative contributions to drug use and abstinence. Positive social …
both positive and negative contributions to drug use and abstinence. Positive social …
Volitional social interaction prevents drug addiction in rat models
Addiction treatment has not been appreciably improved by neuroscientific research. One
problem is that mechanistic studies using rodent models do not incorporate volitional social …
problem is that mechanistic studies using rodent models do not incorporate volitional social …
The protective effect of social reward on opioid and psychostimulant reward and relapse: behavior, pharmacology, and brain regions
Until recently, most modern neuroscience research on addiction using animal models did
not incorporate manipulations of social factors. Social factors play a critical role in human …
not incorporate manipulations of social factors. Social factors play a critical role in human …
Peer influences on drug self-administration: an econometric analysis in socially housed rats
GW Peitz, JC Strickland, EG Pitts, M Foley… - Behavioural …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Social-learning theories of substance use propose that members of peer groups influence
the drug use of other members by selectively modeling, reinforcing, and punishing either …
the drug use of other members by selectively modeling, reinforcing, and punishing either …
Peer influences on drug self-administration: social facilitation and social inhibition of cocaine intake in male rats
MA Smith - Psychopharmacology, 2012 - Springer
Rationale One problem facing animal models of intravenous drug self-administration,
particularly those examining social manipulations, is that subjects must be removed from the …
particularly those examining social manipulations, is that subjects must be removed from the …
[HTML][HTML] Incubation of methamphetamine but not heroin craving after voluntary abstinence in male and female rats
We recently introduced an animal model of incubation of methamphetamine craving after
choice-based voluntary abstinence in male rats. Here we studied the generality of this …
choice-based voluntary abstinence in male rats. Here we studied the generality of this …