Nicotine differentially enhances Reinforcer demand for sucrose, alcohol, and sucrose-sweetened alcohol in male and female Wistar rats.
OBJECTIVE Most alcohol is consumed in solution with sweeteners or other carbohydrates. Nicotine produces value-enhancing effects on other reinforcers, including sucrose and alcohol. The present study examined nicotine's value-enhancing effects on sucrose, alcohol, and sweetened alcohol self-administration in male and f...