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Self-Administration of Sedatives by Humans

1977
Sedative drugs have many of the same effects as alcohol. Taken in high doses, both produce confusion, difficulty in thinking, emotional lability, and motor incoordination (Isbell et al., 1950). Both also have a high potential for abuse, with tolerance and physiological dependence resulting from chronic, high-dose use (Wikler, 1968).
R, Pickens, M R, Cunningham, L L, Heston, E, Eckert, L K, Gustafson   +4 more
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Midazolam oral self-administration

Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 1985
The technique of chronic schedule-induced drug solution intake was used to determine the possible addiction liability of the short-acting benzodiazepine midazolam. Schedule-induction produces polydipsia over a wide range of fluids as a function of the imposed schedule of food availability. The inducing schedule used presented food pellets automatically
J L, Falk, M, Tang
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ENCOURAGING SELF‐ADMINISTRATION OF ERYTHROPOIETIN

EDTNA-ERCA Journal, 2003
SUMMARYEuropean Best Practice Guidelines of 1999 for managing anaemia in patients with kidney failure state that patients using the subcutaneous route should be encouraged to self‐administer epoetin whenever possible. This article argues for and substantiates the need to develop an education programme, which should consist of group and one‐to‐one ...
A, Balshaw-Greer, J, Casey
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Methamphetamine self-administration in the cat

Psychopharmacologia, 1976
A procedure for studing intravenous drug self-administration in the cat is described. Ten cats were given 24-h access to methamphetamine reinforcement (0.04 mg/kg/inj). The subjects maintained a significantly higher response rate for drug reinforcement than for saline.
R L, Balster, M M, Kilbey, E H, Ellinwood   +2 more
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Self-administration of injectable contraceptives

Contraception, 2008
Although depot-medroxyprogesterone represents a highly effective contraceptive, its use is associated with poor continuation rates. Although the major reason for discontinuation is menstrual irregularity, the time, expense and inconvenience of clinic visits also pose a barrier to use.
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Self-Administration of Diuretics

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1975
Excerpt To the editor: In 1972 our group reported three cases of hypokalemia of cryptogenic origin, which proved to be due to surreptitious self-administration of thiazide or "loop" diuretics, know...
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SELF-ADMINISTRATION OF BISHYDROXYCOUMARIN

American Journal of Psychiatry, 1964
J E, OLTMAN, S, FRIEDMAN
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Drug self-administration

1993
Publisher Summary This chapter provides an overview of the concept of drug self-administration. The central feature of drug-reinforced behavior is the control of behavior by response-contingent presentation of the drug. In other words, the critical feature of drug-reinforced behavior is that the drug functions as a reinforcer.
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Opiate Self-Administration

2003
Zheng-Xiong, Xi, Elliot A, Stein
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Self Administration

2017
Heather B. Madsen, Robyn M. Brown
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