Neurobiological Studies of Addiction in Chronic Pain States

by Carolyn A. Fairbanks, Thomas J. Martin, Ph.D.

Overview

Using rodent models, this volume explores the basic neurobiology of the relationship among chronic pain, opioid pharmacology, and addiction.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493918553
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	11/15/2014
Series:	Contemporary Clinical Neuroscience , #17
Edition description:	2014
Pages:	132
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.01(d)

Table of Contents

Opioid and Non-Opioid Drug Responding Under States of Chronic Pain: A Timeline Spanning 1980 to Present Day.- Opioid Self-Administration in the Presence of Chronic Pain: Analgesia or Addiction.- The Influence of Pain on Reward Processing: Current Literature and Prospects.- Chronic Pain Stimuli Downregulate Mesolimbic Dopaminergic Transmission: Possible Mechanism of the Suppression of Opioid Reward.- Drug Addiction and Chronic Pain: A Review of Animal Models.- Biopharmaceutical Considerations of Opioid Analgesics in Models of Self-Administration: Review and Summary.- Prenatal Exposure to Opioids.- Opioids in an Evidence-Based World.