Preclinical investigation into novel therapeutics to treat drug abuse during adolescence and adulthood

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1063140

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

To investigate early life drug abuse and its treatment, drug-consumption and seeking behaviour will be examined in adolescent rats. We expect dopamine immaturity during adolescence to be a critical factor in persistence of drug-seeking in adolescence.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $713,684.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

addiction treatment | adolescence | cocaine | extinction | prefrontal cortex

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