Endocannabinoids bind to cannabinoid receptors throughout ... of chemicals and receptors. Just as opioids stimulate the brain's reward system to release dopamine, so do the naturally occurring ...

LTP GABA in turn may be a mechanism that increases the inhibitory input, and thus reduces the excitability, of VTA dopamine neurons. Opioids are known to target the VTA; previous experiments had ...

These glial products may thereby enhance neuronal excitability and potentiate drug-induced changes at the neuronal sites of action (e.g. dopamine transporter, opioid receptors, etc.) throughout the ...

Their findings, published in Nature Neuroscience, suggest that different aspects of reward-related behavior are supported by two distinct dopamine receptors, namely D3 and D1. "The previous ...

A new type of non-opioid painkiller, aimed at treating short-term pain in adults, has been approved by the US Food and Drug ...

The problem is caused by exposure to medications that block dopamine receptors (most commonly certain antidepressant ... Propranolol, clonidine, gabapentin, opioids have been found useful in some ...

Combining methadone with other long-acting and short-acting opioids for pain management. Ask the Experts about Pharmacotherapy. Medscape Pharmacists. Posted 03/02/2006. Available at: https ...

The FDA granted approval for Journavx after clinical trials demonstrated its effectiveness in post-surgical pain relief ...