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RECENT reports suggest that opiate-seeking behaviour in experimentally-addicted animals can be reduced by administering other drugs, such as α-methyl-p-tyrosine and haloperidol1–4; and that haloperidol can also alleviate symptoms of heroin withdrawal in man5. Both drugs have been shown to reduce morphine-induced hyperactivity in mice6.
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TOMKIEWICZ, M., STEINBERG, H. Lithium treatment reduces morphine self-administration in addict rats. Nature 252, 227–229 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/252227a0
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