Screening hallucinogenic drugs II. Systematic study of two behavioral tests.
Psychopharmacology January 31, 1978 DOI: 10.1007/bf00571414 (opens in new tab)
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| Key points | The modified Bovet-Gatti profile method produced its "hallucinogenic profile" with both hallucinogenic and nonhallucinogenic drugs and was therefore not suitable as a screening method in this use. The authors suggest that drug discrimination may hold potential value for drug screening procedures. |
Abstract
The effects of hallucinogenic and nonhallucinogenic drugs were studied on two behavioral tests: (1) discriminated Sidman avoidance, using modified Bovet-Gatti profiles, which have been proposed as specific in detecting hallucinogenic activity and (2) a drug discrimination experiment. By the first method, the "hallucinogenic profile" was obtained with both hallucinogenic and nonhallucinogenic drugs and, at least as used here, was not a suitable screening method. In the drug discrimination experiment, data from the present study along with other available evidence suggest the potential value of this method for drug screening procedures.