Imaging the Neurochemistry of Drug Addiction With PET
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2022-09-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The investigators' project has two overarching goals. 1) The investigators will use newly
developed positron emission tomography (PET) technology to investigate the dopaminergic
neurochemistry of drugs of abuse including marijuana, traditional cigarettes, and cocaine,
and 2) The investigators will extend PET technology to an additional neurotransmitter system
- namely, the opioid-ergic system, using the same drugs of abuse.