Diazepam maintenance of alcohol preference during alcohol withdrawal.
After forced intragastric intubation of alcohol, rats will show a greatly increased tendency to self-administer alcohol in a free-choice situation. Diazepam (Valium) dosage (5 milligrams per kilogram of body weight) during the period ow withdrawal serves to maintain undiminished such alcohol self-administration. Without such diazepam dosage the tendency to self-administer alcohol returns to control levels.
D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000188:drug therapy; D000818:Animals; D003975:Diazepam / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy
D003975:Diazepam