title: Use of positron emission tomography to study cocaine in the human brain.
abstract: It is feasible to directly image and measure the concentration of different drugs of abuse and their consequences on regional brain function and neurotransmitter activity with PET. Although PET is a relatively new technique, it already is proving to be useful in disclosing the mechanisms of toxicity reinforcement and addition of drugs of abuse.
authors.affiliation: Medical Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973.
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Volkow
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Fowler
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects*; D003042:Cocaine / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
chemical_list: D003042:Cocaine