Anni-Maija Linden

Effects of acute lysergic acid diethylamide on intermittent ethanol and sucrose drinking and intracranial self-stimulation in C57BL/6 mice.

Journal of Psychopharmacology July 2022 Lauri Elsilä, Juliana Harkki, Emma Enberg et al.

Psychedelics, like lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), are again being studied as potential therapies for many neuropsychiatric disorders, including addictions. At the same time, the acute effects of psychedelics on rewarding behaviours have been scarcely studied. The current study aimed to clarify if LSD decreases binge-like ethanol drinking in mice, and whether the observed acute effects on...