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Human sex differences in d-amphetamine self-administration #MMPMID20148783
Vansickel AR; Stoops WW; Rush CR
Addiction 2010[Apr]; 105 (4): 727-31 PMID20148783show ga
Women and men may respond differently to the effects of stimulants such as amphetamine and cocaine. AIM: In order to assess potential sex differences in the reinforcing effects of d-amphetamine, a retrospective-analysis was conducted on data collected from three studies that employed similar d-amphetamine self-administration procedures and used identical subject-rated drug-effect measures. METHODS: Data from 10 women and 15 men were included in the analysis. In all studies, participants sampled placebo, low (8-10 mg) or high (16-20 mg) dose oral d-amphetamine. Following sampling sessions, participants worked for capsules containing one eighth of the previously sampled dose on a modified progressive-ratio schedule of reinforcement. We hypothesized that women and men would be differentially sensitive to the reinforcing effects of d-amphetamine. A two-way mixed-model analysis of variance (sex and dose) and planned comparisons were used in the statistical analyses. RESULTS: The low dose of d-amphetamine functioned as a reinforcer in women, but not men, whereas the high dose of d-amphetamine functioned as a reinforcer in men, but not women. Men self-administered significantly more capsules under the high dose condition than women. CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that men are more sensitive to the reinforcing effects of a high dose of d-amphetamine than women. Future research is needed that determines prospectively the reinforcing effects of weight-adjusted doses of d-amphetamine in women and men while controlling for menstrual cycle phase.
|Adolescent[MESH]
|Adult[MESH]
|Analysis of Variance[MESH]
|Behavior, Addictive/psychology[MESH]
|Blood Pressure/drug effects[MESH]
|Central Nervous System Stimulants/*administration & dosage/pharmacology[MESH]