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Sex Differences in the Effects of Alcohol and Other Psychoactive Drugs on Endocrine Function Clinical and Experimental Evidence

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Alcohol and Drug Problems in Women

Part of the book series: Research Advances in Alcohol and Drug Problems ((AADP,volume 5))

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There is relatively little information on the effects of psychoactive drugs on neuroendocrine function in humans or animals of either sex. In this brief narrative, those data that are available are reviewed. As is evident, in some areas there are few or no data on the effects of psychoactive drugs on neuroendocrine function in the female, providing little basis for a review of male—female differences in neuroendocrine responses to psychoactive drugs. Nevertheless, it is hoped a state-of-the-art analysis of the male will provide a firm basis for badly needed future studies of the female.

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