TABLE 2

Mean dose and 95% CL for morphine, cocaine, and amphetamine in shifting the naltrexone dose-effect curve 2-fold to the right during morphine treatment and mean ED50 and 95% CL for the same drugs in attenuating the naltrexone-like discriminative stimulus effects of acute morphine withdrawal


Drug

Morphine Treatment Dose Shifting Naltrexone Dose-Effect Curve 2-Fold Rightward

Acute Morphine Deprivation ED50 in Attenuating Naltrexone-Lever Responding
mg/kg 95% CL mg/kg 95% CL
Morphine 3.24 (0.97-10.83) 1.11 (0.52-2.34)
Cocaine 1.04 (0.82-1.34) 0.36 (0.15-0.65)
Amphetamine 0.16 (0.02-1.19) 0.58 (0.13-1.33)
Imipramine
7.34
(0.37-145.51)
N.A.a

  • a Not applicable; did not decrease naltrexone-lever responding to less than 50% after acute morphine withdrawal