Potential for limited reinforcing and abuse-related subjective effects of intranasal oxytocin.
Sean B DolanMeredith S BerryPatrick S JohnsonMatthew W JohnsonPublished in: Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) (2019)
These data suggest the potential for limited reinforcing and abuse-related subjective effects of intranasal oxytocin. Given the small sample, the greater drug liking of oxytocin compared to placebo, and the positive relation between demand and drug liking, it is possible that oxytocin may produce reinforcing effects in some participants. Therefore, additional studies of oxytocin reinforcement are warranted.