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Potthoff AD, Ellison G, Nelson L. “Ethanol Intake Increases during Continuous Administration of Amphetamine and Nicotine, but not Several Other Drugs”. Pharmacolocgy Biochemistry & Behavior. 1983;18:489-493. <a name="ref">Potthoff AD, Ellison G, Nelson L.</a> <a href="/references/3682">"Ethanol Intake Increases during Continuous Administration of Amphetamine and Nicotine, but not Several Other Drugs"</a> <i>Pharmacolocgy Biochemistry & Behavior</i>. 1983;18:489-493.
Text Abstract (this page) Full Text - English (563 K) Show Articles by Potthoff AD Ellison G Nelson L Article IDs LSDID: 3622 Erowid RefID: 3682 PubMedID: unknown Collections Hofmann Collection MDMA Collection All References	Abstract Groups of rats, acclimated to drinking both water and 10% V/V ethanol were implanted with a variety of slow-release devices containing d-amphetamine (d-amp), nicotine, caffeine, phencyclidine (PCP), secobarbital, LSD, mescaline or haloperidol. Ethanol intake was elevated only during treatment with d-amp or nicotine; none of the other drugs affected ethanol consumption even though the amounts of all drugs released were pharmacologically sufficient to affect behavior. Nicotine treated rats were not simply seeking calories provided by the EtOH solution, since nicotine treatment did not enhance intake of a distinctively flavored solution isocaloric to 10 0.000000e+00thanol. These results support a self-medication model of ethanol intake.
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