Salvinorin a and related compounds as therapeutic drugs for psychostimulant-related disorders.
Current Drug Abuse Reviews 2014 Rafael G. Dos Santos, José A. Crippa, J P Machado-De-Sousa et al. 10 citations
Pharmacological treatments are available for alcohol, nicotine, and opioid dependence, and several drugs for cannabis-related disorders are currently under investigation. On the other hand, psychostimulant abuse and dependence lacks pharmacological treatment. Mesolimbic dopaminergic neurons mediate the motivation to use drugs and drug-induced euphoria, and psychostimulants (cocaine,...