Sex and menstrual cycle differences in the subjective effects from smoked cocaine in humans.
- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology
- Vol. 7 (3) , 274-283
- https://doi.org/10.1037//1064-1297.7.3.274
Abstract
To investigate sex and menstrual cycle effects in response to cocaine administration, data from existing studies were analyzed. First, responses to a single delivery of 0.4 mg/kg smoked cocaine were investigated. Women reported lower ratings for measures of paranoid/suspicious and heart racing/pounding than did men. In addition, women in the luteal phase reported diminished ratings for a measure of feel high than did both women in the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle and men. Second, responses to up to 6 deliveries of 0.4 mg/kg smoked cocaine were investigated. Women, compared with men, had lower ratings on feel high, heart racing/pounding, and feel stimulated. Results suggest that there are significant sex and menstrual phase differences in the subjective effects of cocaine.Keywords
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