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. 2019 Apr 8;19(3):435–458. doi: 10.3758/s13415-019-00710-6

Table 1.

Pharmacological studies reporting effect on coding test

Reference Sample Drug type Drug Route Dose Max dose1 Effect2 Effect dose3
Kornetsky, Humphries, & Evarts, 1957 4F/6M Agonist Meperidine PO 50, 100 mg low ... _
Smith, Semke, & Beecher, 1962 (Study 1) 24M Agonist Morphine SC 10 mg high high
Smith, Semke, & Beecher, 1962 (Study 2) 24M Agonist Heroin SC 4 mg high high
Agonist Morphine SC 10 mg high high
Evans & Witt, 1966 16M Agonist Codeine PO 32 mg low _
File & Silverstone, 1981 6F/6M Antagonist Naloxone IV 0.8, 1.6 mg -low ... _
Jarvik, Simpson, Guthrie, & Liston, 1981 20M Agonist Morphine IM 10 mg high ... _
Redpath & Pleuvry, 1982 4F/6M Agonist Codeine PO 30, 60 mg low ... _
Bradley & Nicholson, 1986 6F Agonist Codeine PO 30, 90 mg med ... _
Saarialho-Kere, Mattila, & Seppälä, 1986 10F/M Agonist Codeine PO 100 mg med ... _
Mixed agonist Pentazocine PO 75 mg med ... _
Bradley & Nicholson, 1987 7F Mixed agonist Meptazinol PO 100, 200 mg high ... _
Mixed agonist Pentazocine PO 0, 25, 50 mg low low
Saarialho-Kere, Mattila, Paloheimo, & Seppälä, 1987 12F/M Mixed agonist Buprenorphine SC 0.4 mg high high
Saarialho-Kere, 1988 5F/7M Mixed agonist Nalbuphine IM 0-10.5 mg high high
Saarialho-Kere, Mattila, & Seppälä, 1988 11F/M Mixed agonist Pentazocine IM 30 mg med med
MacDonald, Gough, Nicoll, & Dow, 1989 12M Mixed agonist Buprenorphine IM 0.3 mg high high
Saarialho-Kere, Mattila, & Seppälä, 1989 9F/M Agonist Oxycodone IM 9.1 mg high ... _
Zacny, Lichtor, & de Wit, 1992 6M Agonist Fentanyl IV 0.050 mg med ... _
Zacny et al., 1993 1F/9M Agonist Meperidine IV 17.5-70 mg high ... _
Oliveto, Bickel, Kamien, Hughes, & Higgins, 1994 2F/7M Agonist Hydromorphone PO 1-6 mg high ... _
Veselis et al. 1994 1F/2M versus 3F/3M Agonist Fentanyl IV Continuous infusion: 1, 1.5, 2.5 ng/ml high med
Zacny, Coalson, Lichtor, Yajnik, & Thapar, 1994c (Study 1) 3F/6M Antagonist Naloxone IV 0, 0.01, 0.1, 1.0 mg -low ... _
Zacny, Coalson, Lichtor, Yajnik, & Thapar, 1994a (Study 2) 3F/5M Antagonist Naloxone IV 0, 1.0, 3.0, 10 mg -med ... _
Zacny, Lichtor, Flemming, Coalson, & Thompson, 1994b 2F/10M Agonist Morphine IV 2.5-10 mg high high
Zacny, Lichtor, Thapar, et al., 1994c 5F/7M Agonist Morphine IV 10 mg high ... _
Partial Agonist Butorphanol IV 0.5, 1, 2 mg high high
Zacny, Lichtor, Klafta, Alessi, & Apfelbaum, 1996a 3F/7M Agonist Codeine PO 60 mg Codeine/600 mg Acetaminophen low ... _
Mixed agonist Butorphanol TN 1, 2 mg high high
Zacny, Conley, & Galinkin, 1997a 5F/11M Agonist Morphine IV 10 mg high ... _
Mixed agonist Buprenorphine IV 0.075, 0.15, 0.3 high low
Zacny, Conley, & Marks, 1997b 4F/12M Agonist Morphine IV 10 mg high ... _
Mixed agonist Nalbuphine IV 2.5, 5, 10 mg high high
Walker & Zacny, 1998 3F/9M Agonist Codeine PO 60, 120 mg med ... _
Agonist Morphine PO 20, 40 mg med ... _
Zacny, Hill, Black, & Sadeghi, 1998 15F/2M Agonist Hydromorphone IV 0.33, 0.65, 1.3 mg high high
Agonist Morphine IV 5, 10 mg high ... _
Black, Hill, & Zacny, 1999 2F/8M Agonist Alfentanil IV 16, 32, 64 ng/ml high high
Agonist Remifentanil IV Continuous infusion: 0.75, 1.5, 3 ng/ml high med
Walker & Zacny, 1999 6F/10M Agonist Hydromorphone IV Cumulative injections of: .33, .65, 1.3 mg high high
Agonist Meperidine IV Cumulative injections of: 17.5, 35, 70 mg high high
Agonist Morphine IV Cumulative injections of: 2.5, 5, 10 mg high ... _
Hill & Zacny, 2000 5F/12M Agonist Hydromorphine IV Cumulative injections of .33, .65, 1.3 mg high high
Agonist Morphine IV Cumulative injections of 5, 10 mg high ... _
Marsch et al., 2001 18M Agonist Morphine IV Three infusion rates (2 min bolus, 15 min, and 60 min) of 5, 10 mg high high
Walker, Zacny, Galva, & Lichtor, 2001 5F/10M Agonist Morphine IV 2.5, 5, 10 mg high high
Mixed agonist Butorphanol IV 0.5, 1, 2 mg med med
Mixed agonist Nalbuphine IV Cumulative injections of 2.5, 5, 10 mg high high
Mixed agonist Pentazocine IV 7.5, 15 mg low ... _
Zacny & Gutierrez, 2003 9F/9M Agonist Morphine PO 40 mg med ... _
Agonist Oxycodone PO 10 mg, 20 mg, 30 mg high high
Zacny, 2003 9F/9M Agonist Hydrocodone PO 5 mg Hydrocodone/1.5 mg Homatropine, 10 mg Hydrocodone/3 mg Homatropine, 20 mg Hydrocodone/6 mg Homatropine med med
Agonist Morphine PO 40 mg med ... _
Zacny & Goldman, 2004 9F/9M Agonist Morphine PO 40 mg med ... _
Agonist Propoxyphene napsylate PO 50, 100, 200 mg med ... _
Escher et al., 2007 12M Mixed agonist Buprenorphine IV 0.15 mg med med
Zacny & Gutierrez, 2008 8F/8M Agonist Hydrocodone PO 5 mg Hydrocodone/325 mg Acetaminophen, 10 mg Hydrocodone/650 mg Acetaminophen med ... _
Agonist Oxycodone PO 5 mg Oxycodone/325 mg Acetaminophen, 10 mg Oxycodone/650 mg Acetaminophen med med
Zacny & Lichtor, 2008 10F/10M Agonist Morphine PO 30, 60 mg high high
Agonist Oxycodone PO 10, 20 mg high high
Cherrier, Amory, Ersek, Risler, & Shen, 2009 40F/31M Agonist Oxycodone PO 10 mg med med
Zacny & Gutierrez, 2009 10F/10M Agonist Hydrocodone PO 15 mg Hydrocodone/487 mg Acetaminophen, 30 mg Hydrocodone/975 mg Acetaminophen high high
Agonist Oxycodone PO 10 mg Oxycodone/487 mg Acetaminophen, 20 mg Oxycodone/975 mg Acetaminphen high med
Zacny & Gutierrez, 2011 6F/8M Agonist Oxycodone PO 10 mg med ... _

F = female; M = male participants. Studies used within-subject designs unless otherwise noted.

1Estimated dose for agonists based on morphine equivalent of the maximum dose of in the respective study. For antagonist drugs, the estimated dose is preceded by a minus. See caption of Figure 2 for more details.

2Arrow indicates significantly improved (↑) , impaired (↓), mixed effects (↕) or null-effects (…) on performance relative to a placebo control condition.

3Minimum estimated dose at which the indicated effect is significantly different from placebo.