Two interconnected worlds: How exposure to social stress makes us more vulnerable to drug use

Authors

  • Sandra Montagud-Romero University of Zaragoza (Spain).
  • Marina D. Reguilón University of Valencia (Spain).
  • Marta Rodriguez-Arias University of Valencia (Spain). https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1121-8879

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.12.18316

Keywords:

social stress, addiction, alcohol, cocaine, drugs

Abstract

Stress is one of the main risk factors that can induce humans to develop disorders such as depression, anxiety, or drug use. One of the main sources of stress is social interaction, which can lead to situations like bullying at school or at work. In this article we will review the close relationship between exposure to stressful situations and increased cocaine or alcohol use. We will present the main results obtained with animal models, which allow us to study the brain mechanisms involved in the impact of stress on drug use. To conclude, we will detail the main mechanisms that explain the powerful effect of stress on substance use.

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Author Biographies

Sandra Montagud-Romero, University of Zaragoza (Spain).

PhD in psychology and tenure-track 1 professor in the area of evolutionary and educational psychology of the Department of Psychology and Sociology of the University of Zaragoza (Spain). She holds a Master’s Degree in Research, Treatment and Associated Pathologies in Drug Addiction. She is a member of the Psychobiology of Drug Dependence Research Unit of the University of Valencia (Spain). Her scientific career focuses on the study of the effects of social stress induced by the reinforcing properties of cocaine, as well as the study of foetal alcohol syndrome in preclinical models. 

Marina D. Reguilón, University of Valencia (Spain).

She holds a Master’s Degree in Research, Treatment and Associated Pathologies in Drug Addiction. She currently holds an FPI grant at the Department of Psychobiology, in the Psychobiology of Drug Dependence Research Unit of the University of Valencia (Spain). Her research addresses the neuroinflammatory effects underlying social stress in relation with the reinforcing properties of ethanol.

Marta Rodriguez-Arias, University of Valencia (Spain).

Full Professor of Psychobiology at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Valencia (Spain). Her research activity focuses on studying the neurobiological bases of drug addiction, especially to cocaine and alcohol. She has published over 140 papers in scientific journals and manages many collaboration projects with the Principe Felipe Research Center, the Pompeu Fabra University, and Monash University, among other institutions.

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2022-02-02

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Montagud-Romero, S., D. Reguilón, M., & Rodriguez-Arias, M. (2022). Two interconnected worlds: How exposure to social stress makes us more vulnerable to drug use. Metode Science Studies Journal, (12), 63–69. https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.12.18316
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