Mu Opioid Receptor Binding Correlates with Nicotine Dependence and Reward in Smokers

• Hiroto Kuwabara ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Hiroto Kuwabara, Stephen J. Heishman

  * E-mail: hkuwaba1@jhmi.edu

  Affiliation The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States of America

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• Stephen J. Heishman ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Hiroto Kuwabara, Stephen J. Heishman

  Affiliations Nicotine Psychopharmacology, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, United States of America, Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States of America

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• James R. Brasic,

  Affiliation The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States of America

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• Carlo Contoreggi,

  Affiliation Nicotine Psychopharmacology, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, United States of America

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• Nicola Cascella,

  Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States of America

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• Kristen M. Mackowick,

  Affiliation Nicotine Psychopharmacology, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, United States of America

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• Richard Taylor,

  Affiliation Nicotine Psychopharmacology, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, United States of America

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• Olivier Rousset,

  Affiliation The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States of America

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• William Willis,

  Affiliation The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States of America

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• Marilyn A. Huestis,

  Affiliation Chemistry and Drug Metabolism Sections, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, United States of America

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• Marta Concheiro,

  Affiliation Chemistry and Drug Metabolism Sections, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, United States of America

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• Gary Wand,

  Affiliation Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States of America

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• Dean F. Wong ,

  ¶These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliations The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States of America, Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States of America, Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States of America

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• Nora D. Volkow

  ¶These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation National Institute on Drug Abuse, Rockville, United States of America

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