Introduction

Drug Discrimination is widely recognized as one of the major methods for studying the behavioral and neuropharmacological effects of drugs and plays an important role in drug discovery and investigations of drug abuse.

Drug Self-administration methodology is central to the experimental analysis of drug abuse and dependence (addiction). It constitutes a key technique in numerous investigations of drug intake and its neurobiological basis and has even been described by some as the “gold standard" among methods in the area.


Improved search capability:

The Advanced Search page has been revised to include improved facilities for combining search terms by means of the AND / OR operators. For guidance on how to use this page most effectively, see FAQ #3.


Important message:

This is the current website for the combined drug self-administration and drug discrimination databases. It replaces the two former separate websites for Ian Stolerman's drug discrimination database and Dick Meisch's drug self-administration database. Because it is a relatively new website, we ask for your understanding that at present some features are not functional (normally indicated as such on screen). If you have problems or wish to comment,  please email to Ian Stolerman

Please note that the old separate websites for the drug discrimination database and the drug self-administration database have been closed down.