Caffeine, a common active adulterant of cocaine, enhances the reinforcing effect of cocaine and its motivational value

Rationale. Caffeine is one of the psychoactive substances most widely used as an adulterant in illicit drugs, such as cocaine. Animal studies have demonstrated that caffeine is able to potentiate several cocaine actions, although the enhancement of the cocaine reinforcing property by caffeine is les...

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Main Author:	Prieto, José P. (author)
Other Authors:	Scorza, Cecilia (author), Serra, Gian Pietro (author), Perra, Valentina (author), Galvalisi, Martín (author), Abín-Carriquiry, Juan A. (author), Piras, Giovanna (author), Valentini, Valentina (author)
Format:	article
Language:	English
Published:	2016
Subjects:	Reinforcement Motivation Addiction Cocaine Caffeine Self-administration Ciencias Médicas y de la Salud Medicina Básica Neurociencias
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12381/203 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00213-016-4320-z
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