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“The cannabinoid CB(1) antagonist/inverse agonist rimonabant has been shown to reduce the behavioral effects of stimuli associated with drugs of abuse, including nicotine, alcohol , cocaine, and marijuana.”
Current topics in behavioral neurosciences • 2009 | View Paper
“Naloxone and rimonabant block neurotransmitter action of some drugs of abuse (such as ethanol , opiates, and nicotine), and thereby reduce drug seeking and self-administration by suppressing the drugs' reinforcing properties.”
“of single 2.5 and 5.0-mg/kg doses of rimonabant preferentially reduced ethanol intake, whereas a 10 mg/kg dose of rimonabant similarly reduced both ethanol and food intake.”
“These results suggest that rimonabant can prevent the relapse to alcohol , even when an interaction with nicotine exists-the most frequent situation in human alcohol abuse.”
“Antagonism of the CB(1) cannabinoid receptor (CB(1) receptor) by rimonabant (SR141716) reduces self-administration of alcohol and other drugs of abuse in animal models.”