2024
The Impact of High-Potency Synthetic Opioids on Pharmacotherapies for Opioid Use Disorder: A Scoping Review
Jegede O, De Aquino J, Hsaio C, Caldwell E, Funaro M, Petrakis I, Muvvala S. The Impact of High-Potency Synthetic Opioids on Pharmacotherapies for Opioid Use Disorder: A Scoping Review. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2024, 18: 499-510. PMID: 39356620, PMCID: PMC11449257, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonmedical opioid useOpioid use disorderOpioid useWithdrawal symptomsTreatment outcomesSymptoms prior to treatmentUse disorderRisk of precipitated withdrawalLow-dose buprenorphineSynthetic opioidsPotency synthetic opioidsConclusions Current evidencePrecipitated withdrawalRisk of overdoseDosing strategiesPharmacological interactionsClinical significanceDecreased riskWeb of ScienceOpioidInclusion criteriaCurrent evidenceClinical implicationsMOUDPain
2020
Effects of Alcohol Cue Reactivity on Subsequent Treatment Outcomes Among Treatment‐Seeking Individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder: A Multisite Randomized, Double‐Blind, Placebo‐Controlled Clinical Trial of Varenicline
Miranda R, O’Malley S, Padovano H, Wu R, Falk DE, Ryan ML, Fertig JB, Chun TH, Muvvala SB, Litten RZ. Effects of Alcohol Cue Reactivity on Subsequent Treatment Outcomes Among Treatment‐Seeking Individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder: A Multisite Randomized, Double‐Blind, Placebo‐Controlled Clinical Trial of Varenicline. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2020, 44: 1431-1443. PMID: 32363592, PMCID: PMC7572549, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderEffects of vareniclineAlcohol cue reactivityClinical trialsCue-reactivity paradigmAlcohol useCue reactivityUse disordersHuman laboratoryAlcohol cue-induced cravingSubsequent treatment outcomesΑ4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorsCue-induced alcoholAlcohol cue reactivity paradigmCue-induced cravingNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsHeavy alcohol useCue-elicited cravingHuman laboratory paradigmTreatment outcomesVareniclinePlaceboProspective associationsAlcohol cravingAcetylcholine receptors