Neurobiological Studies of Addiction in Chronic Pain States

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Fairbanks, Carolyn A. (Editor), Martin, Ph.D., Thomas J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Contemporary Clinical Neuroscience ; 17
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neurosciences.; Pain medicine.; Animal models in research.; Biomedicine.; Pain Medicine.; Animal Models.

Using rodent models, the contributors explore the basic neurobiology of the relationship among chronic pain, opioid pharmacology, and addiction. Combining various pain models with opioid self-administration and central administration pharmacotherapies allows researchers to answer important questions...