“…However, when access to a running wheel is implemented either before or after daily operant conditioning sessions, a decrease in intravenous self-administration also is obtained across different various drugs, including cocaine (Smith et al, 2008b;, methamphetamine (Engelmann et al, 2013;Miller et al, 2012), heroin (Smith and Pitts, 2012) and morphine (Hosseini et al, 2009). Physical activity also decreases the escalation of self-administration (Engelmann et al, 2013;Zlebnik et al, 2012) and reinstatement (Lynch et al, 2010;Sanchez et al, 2013;Thanos et al, 2013;Zlebnik et al, 2010). Especially relevant to human tobacco cessation treatments, physical activity also decreases reinstatement of nicotine seeking following a period of extinction .…”