Diazepam Maintenance of Alcohol Preference During Alcohol Withdrawal
- 21 October 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 198 (4314) , 307-309
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.561997
Abstract
After forced intragastric intubation of alcohol, rats will show a greatly increased tendency to self-administer alcohol in a free-choice situation. Diazepam (Valium) dosage (5 milligrams per kilogram of body weight) during the period ow withdrawal serves to maintain undiminished such alcohol self-administration. Without such diazepam dosage the tendency to self-administer alcohol returns to control levels.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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