Rx For Cocaine Addiction... PRESCRIPTION Speed! Great Idea, Journal & scientists!

[Richard_smoker]

Alternative Title:
FIGHTING FIRE WITH FIRE!!

(pun intended!)

Phentermine/fenfluramine decreases cocaine self-administration in rhesus monkeys.
Neuroreport. 8(6):1347-1351, April 14, 1997.
Glowa, John R. 1,2,4,5; Rice, Kenner C. 2; Matecka, Dorota 2; Rothman, Richard B. 3

Abstract:
DOPAMINERGIC agonists can decrease cocaine self-administration at doses that do not decrease food-maintained responding, a pre-clinical effect indicative of a potential treatment for human cocaine abuse. To assess whether similar effects could be obtained with medications currently used to treat substance abuse, phentermine and fenfluramine were given alone and in combination to rhesus monkeys responding under schedules of food and cocaine delivery.

Phentermine decreased cocaine-maintained responding with no effect on food-maintained responding.

Fenfluramine also selectively decreased cocaine-maintained responding, but only at the highest dose.

Combining a lower dose of fenfluramine with phentermine selectively decreased cocaine-maintained responding, but not more than with phentermine alone. These results suggest that phentermine, as well as its combination with fenfluramine, may be useful in the treatment of cocaine abuse.

FYI: remember Fen-Phen?? Yeah, it's illegal now--caused heart/lung disease because of its serotonin effects in the vasculature. But that had nothing to do with its effect as a dopaminergic drug in the CNS.

Welbutrin comes to mind, but there are certainly others.

I like this article because it doesn't pussyfoot around the idea of treating cocaine addiction with prescription stimulants. This should mean that something like adderall or ritalin or dextroamphetamine could be utilized for cocaine addiction. Tell your doctors!

This is really POWERFUL INFORMATION!

Once again, I cannot access the full text because it's a sorta-weird journal. If anyone CAN access this text, then please post it! Everyone who enjoys the chowder a little too much will be forever grateful. -Dick

Reputation Comments on this post:

good article