Table 1

Effects of opioids and DA uptake blockers/releasers in rhesus monkeys trained to discriminate i.v. heroin from saline

CompoundMaximum Heroin-Lever RespondingED50Maximum Suppression of Response Rate
% mg/kg % control
Heroin100.0  ± 00.02  ± 0.0186.0  ± 10.0 [0.1]1-a
Metabolites
 6 MAM87.1  ± 12.50.09  ± 0.0572.7  ± 13.7 [0.3]
 Morphine99.5  ± 0.30.6  ± 0.371.9  ± 16.1 [0.56]
 M3G99.5  ± 0.43.4  ± 1.787.2  ± 12.0 [10.0]
 M6G80.0  ± 20.05.5  ± 2.491.3  ± 8.8 [10.0]
Selective opioids
 Fentanyl100.0  ± 00.003  ± 0.00377.4  ± 1.4 [0.018]
 Methadone100.0  ± 00.02  ± 0.0190.6  ± 2.6 [1.0]
 Spiradoline33.2  ± 33.21-b 8.3  ± 5.1 [0.03]
 SNC 8018.6  ± 15.51-b 20.7  ± 1.5 [0.3]
DA uptake blockers/releasers
 Methamphetamine0  ± 01-b 71.0  ± 33.0 [0.3]
 Cocaine13.0  ± 1.01-b 5.2  ± 4.8 [1.0]
 GBR 129090  ± 01-b 54.2  ± 11.5 [1.0]

Data are means ± S.E.M.

  • 1-a  Numbers in square brackets indicate dose (mg/kg) that induced maximum suppression of responding.

  • 1-b  Heroin-lever responses <50%.