2014
Preliminary evidence for normalization of risk taking by modafinil in chronic cocaine users
Canavan SV, Forselius EL, Bessette AJ, Morgan PT. Preliminary evidence for normalization of risk taking by modafinil in chronic cocaine users. Addictive Behaviors 2014, 39: 1057-1061. PMID: 24642345, PMCID: PMC4026273, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.02.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBalloon Analogue Risk TaskBART scoresHealthy participantsCocaine-dependent individualsCocaine dependenceChronic cocaine usersEffects of modafinilCognitive effectsRisk TaskBehavioral measuresChronic cocaine useDependent individualsWake-promoting agentNormalization of riskRisk takingSubstance useCognitive impairmentPreliminary evidenceCocaine usersHigher scoresModafinilParticipantsCocaine useSleep disordersModafinil treatment
2010
Normalizing Effects of Modafinil on Sleep in Chronic Cocaine Users
Morgan PT, Pace-Schott E, Pittman B, Stickgold R, Malison RT. Normalizing Effects of Modafinil on Sleep in Chronic Cocaine Users. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2010, 167: 331-340. PMID: 20080983, PMCID: PMC5857958, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09050613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBenzhydryl CompoundsCentral Nervous System StimulantsCocaineCocaine-Related DisordersDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodDrug Administration ScheduleHumansMaleMiddle AgedModafinilPolysomnographySleep Wake DisordersSubstance Abuse Treatment CentersSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeWakefulnessConceptsMultiple sleep latency testSlow-wave sleep timeSleep latency testEffects of modafinilTotal sleep timeSleep latencyCocaine-dependent participantsSleep timeChronic cocaine usersDaytime sleepinessLatency testCocaine usersShorter REM sleep latencyDaytime sleep latencyLonger total sleep timeREM sleep latencySubjective daytime sleepinessSleep architecture variablesPolysomnographic sleep recordingsSleep architectureNocturnal sleepHealthy comparison participantsAbstinent cocaine usersDay 1Day 2