Poster or Presentation Title
The effect of the Oxytocin hormone in Cocaine addicted rats suffering from abstinence syndrome
Advisor(s)
Carmen Maldonado Vlaar
David Ojeda
Sol Fonseca
Subjects
Biology
Abstract
This study aimed to understand the effects of oxytocin in cocaine-addicted rats to prove its ability to help recovering drug addicts overcome the extreme anxiety and craving that makes them relapse during their rehabilitation.
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The effect of the Oxytocin hormone in Cocaine addicted rats suffering from abstinence syndrome
This study aimed to understand the effects of oxytocin in cocaine-addicted rats to prove its ability to help recovering drug addicts overcome the extreme anxiety and craving that makes them relapse during their rehabilitation.