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The first aim is to screen compounds that will attenuate the subjective and reinforcing effects of abused drugs as part of a NIDA-funded contract searching for effective treatment drugs for addiction to cocaine, methamphetamine, nicotine, and marijuana.
The second aim is to evaluate the potential abuse liability of novel designer drugs that are increasingly available as "legal" alternatives to controlled substances. We use drug discrimination procedures which assess the subjective effects of common drugs of abuse such as cocaine, methamphetamine, nicotine, and marijuana, with designer drugs like MDMA (Ecstasy), with opioids like morphine, or with hallucinogens like LSD. We also test the reinforcing/rewarding effects of drugs using the conditioned place preference and self-administration assays.
Education/Academic qualification
BA in Behavioral Science, The University of Chicago
MA in Behavior Science, University of Houston
PhD in Psychology , Utah State University
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Evaluation of Abuse Potential
Shetty, R. (PI), Forster, M. (CoI) & Gatch, M. (CoI)
4/02/25 → 3/02/26
Project: Research
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Evaluation of Abuse Potential
Shetty, R. (PI), Forster, M. (CoI) & Gatch, M. (CoI)
30/09/24 → 29/09/29
Project: Research
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Using rodent behavioral models
Forster, M. (PI), Gatch, M. (CoI), Shetty, R. (CoI) & Sumien, N. (CoI)
NIDA: National Institute on Drug Abuse
4/01/23 → 3/01/28
Project: Research
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Ethanol withdrawal and hyperalgesia
Gatch, M. B., Jan 2009, In: Current Drug Abuse Reviews. 2, 1, p. 41-50 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol-like effects of novel synthetic cannabinoids in mice and rats
Gatch, M. B. & Forster, M. J., 1 May 2016, In: Psychopharmacology. 233, 10, p. 1901-1910 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of mu opioid agonists alone and in combination with cocaine and D-amphetamine in rhesus monkeys trained to discriminate cocaine
Negus, S. S., Gatch, M. B. & Mello, N. K., May 1998, In: Neuropsychopharmacology. 18, 5, p. 325-338 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of benzodiazepines on acute and chronic ethanol-induced nociception in rats
Gatch, M. B., Nov 1999, In: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 23, 11, p. 1736-1743 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Locomotor, discriminative stimulus, and place conditioning effects of MDAI in rodents
Gatch, M. B., Dolan, S. B. & Forster, M. J., 1 Sep 2016, In: Behavioural pharmacology. 27, 6, p. 497-505 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review