Drug discrimination

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Drug discrimination studies use an experimental paradigm to study the effects of different drugs and other chemicals. By training subject to discriminate between a drug and placebo the levels of the drug can be altered to see if the discrimination can be maintained.

Drug discrimination and hallucinogensEdit

Drug discrimination and amphetaminesEdit

Drug discrimination and cocaineEdit

Drug discrimination and nicotineEdit

==Drug discrimination and benzodiazepines

Drug discrimination and ethanolEdit

See alsoEdit

• Discrimination learning

ReferencesEdit

• National Institute of Drug Abuse (1991) Drug Discrimination:Applications to Drug Abuse Research pdf