PMID: 6540304Aug 1, 1984Paper

Behavioral dependence produced by continuous phencyclidine infusion in rhesus monkeys

The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
B L SliferW L Woolverton

Abstract

The effects of continuous i.v. phencyclidine (PCP) infusion and withdrawal on operant behavior were studied in rhesus monkeys. The monkeys were trained to lever press under a fixed-ratio 100 schedule of food presentation. They responded under this schedule during four daily 30-min periods conducted every 6 hr. After at least 5 days of continuous saline infusion through indwelling i.v. catheters, the subjects received 10 days of continuous infusion of 0.05 mg/kg/hr of PCP. During chronic PCP, rates of responding increased above saline control values. When saline was substituted for PCP, responding was suppressed markedly. This suppression of responding occurred within 8 hr of saline substitution and lasted several days. Mild signs of withdrawal were seen within 3 hr after saline substitution and dissipated by 48 hr. These signs included muscle tremors, oculomotor hyperactivity and increased aggressiveness. After responding during saline infusion had returned to control levels, continuous PCP infusion was resumed. Withdrawal effects on behavior decreased in intensity after repeated withdrawals and it was necessary to raise the infusion dose to produce consistent withdrawal disruption of behavior. Withdrawal-induced disruption in ...Continue Reading

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