Blocking glutamate release reduces oxycodone intake and seeking behavior

Over the last decade, opioid abuse and overdoses have reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Now, Scripps Research scientists show that a drug that activates metabotropic glutamate 2 receptors in the brain can reduce oxycodone intake and drug-seeking behavior in an animal model of opioid use disorder (OUD).

Leave A Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *