Overview

D1 and D2 Dopamine Receptors in Gambling and Amphetamine Reinforcement

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2015-09-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
To determine if: 1. pathological gambling is similar to psychostimulant addiction as reflected by parallel roles for D1 and D2 receptors in gambling and stimulant reinforcement. 2. these parallel roles are linked with gambling pathology or if they are evident in both gamblers and controls.
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Collaborator:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Treatments:
Amphetamine
Dextroamphetamine
Dopamine
Dopamine Agents
Dopamine Antagonists
Fluphenazine
Fluphenazine depot
Fluphenazine enanthate
Haloperidol
Haloperidol decanoate