Gender differences in the impact of environmental factors facilitating psychiatric co-morbidity in drug addicts
Study of sex differences in the different processes of drug addiction and in the presence and manifestation of dual pathology.
Neurobiology of cocaine addiction
Study of the biological and environmental factors involved in cocaine addiction. Study of different neurotransmitter systems on the reinforcing effects of cocaine. Influence of environmental factors, exposure to stress (physical, social or psychological) or personality.
Preclinical studies in dual pathology
Search for vulnerability and prevention factors in the development of psychiatric disorders and addiction to substances of abuse.
Psychobiology of MDMA dependence
This line studies the neurobiological and environmental factors involved in the development of MDMA dependence and, especially, in relapse after a period of abstinence.
