Tobacco smoke exposure enhances reward sensitivity in male and female rats.
Ranjithkumar ChellianIsaac WilksBrandon LevinSong XueAzin Behnood-RodRyann WilsonMegan McCarthyAbhigyan RavulaHardik ChandasanaHartmut DerendorfAdriaan W BruijnzeelPublished in: Psychopharmacology (2021)
These findings indicate that tobacco smoke exposure enhances brain reward function but does not potentiate the rewarding effects of nicotine in male and female rats.