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- Title
Effects of acupuncture on stress-induced relapse to cocaine-seeking in rats.
- Authors
Yoon, Seong Shoon; Yang, Eun Jin; Lee, Bong Hyo; Jang, Eun Young; Kim, Hee Young; Choi, Sun-Mi; Steffensen, Scott C; Yang, Chae Ha
- Abstract
Cocaine addiction is associated with high rates of relapse, and stress has been identified as a major risk factor. We have previously demonstrated that acupuncture reduces drug self-administration and dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens (NAc), a brain structure implicated in stress-induced reinstatement of drug-seeking behavior.
- Publication
Psychopharmacology, 2012, Vol 222, Issue 2, p303
- ISSN
1432-2072
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00213-012-2683-3