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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Stress, alcohol craving, and relapse risk: mechanisms and viable treatment targets

Article Outline
Stress and relapse to drug seeking: an update (Y. Shaham)

Role and treatment target potential of groups I and II metabotropic glutamate receptors in stress-induced drug seeking (F. Weiss)

Stress-induced reinstatement of alcohol seeking: studies with the α2 noradrenergic receptor antagonist yohimbine (A.D. Le)

A human laboratory model of risk factors for relapse in alcohol dependence and for predicting medication efficacy (B.J. Mason)

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