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“In contrast, adult females demonstrated an opposing effect in which adolescent cannabinoid and nicotine co-exposure resulted in decreased nicotine intake compared to the nicotine only and control groups.”
Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco • 2020 | View Paper
“Together, these novel findings demonstrate that adolescent exposure to cannabinoids in the presence or absence of nicotine results in altered affective and reward-related behaviors during adulthood.”
“According to preclinical studies, clinical trials suggest that the manipulation of these systems with cannabinoid or opioid antagonists could be a potential therapeutical strategy for treating nicotine addiction.”
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews • 2010 | View Paper
“Additionally, it appears that interactions of nicotine with the dopamine, serotonin, cannabinoid and probably glutamate systems all contribute to the final perceived stimulus.”
“Interactions of nicotine with caffeine and cannabinoids strengthen proposals that the use of one substance serves as a "gateway" in sequential shifts of the target substance for drug-seeking behaviour, with profound implications for the human use of the substances concerned.”
Handbook of experimental pharmacology • 2009 | View Paper
“ Cannabinoids and endocannabinoids appear to be involved in adding to the rewarding effects of addictive substances, including, nicotine , opiates, alcohol, cocaine, and BDZs.”
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences • 2008 | View Paper
“Numerous studies indicate the existence of functional interactions between nicotine and cannabinoids , particularly in relation to anxiety-related processes.”
“The cannabinoid system appears to play a critical facilitative role in mediating the reinforcing effects of nicotine and relapse to nicotine‐seeking behaviour in abstinent subjects based on the actions of cannabinoid (CB) receptor antagonists.”