Drug Abuse Liability Assessment: A Review

Assessment of abuse liability of drugs is an important area of biomedical research. It has important implications ranging from physician education to regulatory control of different pharmacological compounds. One needs to be aware of the recommended paradigms while indulging in such research. Selection of appropriate methodology and study design would help answer the question definitively. There are different recommendations to carry out such research. The choice of the methodology should be driven by recommendations and need of the particular paradigm.