Abbreviations

AC   adenylate cyclase ACh acetylcholine BDZ benzodiazepine CAMP   cyclic adenosine monophosphate

CNS   central nervous system

CSF   cerebrospinal fluid DA dopamine EAA   excitatory amino acid

EEG   electro encephalography

GABA   gamma-amino butyric acid GLU glutamate

HPLC   high performance liquid chromatography

5-HT   5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin)

ICD-10   international classification diseases version 10 i.p. intraperitoneal

i.v. intravenous LC   locus coeruleus LSD   lysergic acid diethylamide

MDMA 3,4-methylenedioxymetamphetamine NA noradrenaline/norepinephrine NAc   nucleus accumbens

nAChR   nicotinic acetylcholine receptor NMDA N-methyl-D-aspartate

NO   nitric oxide

NOS   nitric oxide synthase PCP phencyclidine S.C. subcutaneous THC tetrahydrocannabinol VEP   visual evoked potentials

VTA   ventral tegmental area

WHO   world health organization