“ Cocaine acts by inhibiting dopamine, noradrenaline and serotonin [5-hydroxytryptamine(5-HT)] reuptake.”
“In addition, 5-HT mediates, to some extent, the aversive effects of cocaine.”
“Overall, the data indicate that 5-HT plays a major role in the psychomotor stimulant, rewarding and discriminative stimulant effects of cocaine , but also affects the motivational and reinforcing effects of the drug.”