Are adolescents more vulnerable to drug addiction than adults? Evidence from animal models
2009
Background and rationale
Epidemiological evidence suggests that people who begin experimenting with drugs of abuse during early adolescence are more likely to develop substance use disorders (SUDs), but this correlation does not guarantee causation. Animal models, in which age of onset can be tightly controlled, offer a platform for testing causality. Many animal models address drug effects that might promote or discourage drug intake and drug-induced neuroplasticity.
Keywords:
- Correction
- Source
- Cite
- Save
- Machine Reading By IdeaReader
279
References
162
Citations
NaN
KQI