Animal Models of Drug Addiction

...provide(s) an essential methodological source and reference text for everyone working in the neurosciences today.-Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Neuroscience

• Models of Alcohol Consumption Using the Laboratory Rat.- Development of an Animal Model of Ethanol Abuse.- Genetic Animal Models.- Alcohol Tolerance.- Animal Models of Drug Addiction.- Benzodiazepine Tolerance and Dependence.- Self-Administration of Psychomotor Stimulants Using Progressive Ratio Schedules of Reinforcement.- Opiate Withdrawal-Produced Dysphoria.- A Rodent Model for Nicotine Self-Administration.- Animal Models for Assessing Hallucinogenic Agents.- Animal Models for Caffeine Exposure in the Perinatal Period.