Ibogaine effects on sweet preference and amphetamine induced locomotion: implications for drug addiction.
Behavioural Brain Research December 1, 1997 J R Blackburn, Karen K. Szumlinski 22 citations
The neural basis of ibogaine's effects on drug-related behaviours is unclear. One possibility is that ibogaine interferes with the shared capacity of many addictive agents to stimulate brain dopamine activity, but reports of ibogaine effects on dopamine activity have been inconsistent. Our study suggests such inconsistencies may result from variations in prior drug exposure. If ibogaine blocks...