2023
Association of racial discrimination in health care settings and use of electronic cigarettes to quit smoking among Black adults
Jackson A, Gibbons F, Fleischli M, Haeny A, Bold K, Suttiratana S, Fagan P, Krishnan-Sarin S, Gerrard M. Association of racial discrimination in health care settings and use of electronic cigarettes to quit smoking among Black adults. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2023, 155: 208985. PMID: 36822270, PMCID: PMC10442461, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.208985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCigarette cessationHealth care settingsE-cigarettesBlack adultsHealth careCare settingsSmoking cessation practicesSmoking cessation methodsTobacco-related diseasesHealth insurance statusHealth care professionalsAge of onsetCommunity Health StudyCessation practicesSmoking cessationCessation aidInsurance statusCessation methodsSeparate logistic regressionsCurrent treatmentHealth StudyCare professionalsCigarette useElectronic cigarettesLogistic regression
2020
Informing the development of adolescent e-cigarette cessation interventions: A qualitative study
Kong G, Bold KW, Cavallo DA, Davis DR, Jackson A, Krishnan-Sarin S. Informing the development of adolescent e-cigarette cessation interventions: A qualitative study. Addictive Behaviors 2020, 114: 106720. PMID: 33162230, PMCID: PMC7785614, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentConnecticutElectronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsHumansMotivationSmokingSmoking CessationConceptsNegative moodSocial influenceCessation interventionsLack of motivationQuit experienceCommon withdrawal symptomsSocial normsFocus groupsWithdrawal symptomsAdolescentsMoodFocus group guideSocial reasonsInterventionQualitative studyQuittingNegative health effectsGroup guideCold turkeyE-cigarettesCuesExperienceSchools
2019
The β3 subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor is required for nicotine withdrawal-induced affective but not physical signs or nicotine reward in mice
Jackson AB, Toma W, Contreras KM, Alkhlaif Y, Damaj MI. The β3 subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor is required for nicotine withdrawal-induced affective but not physical signs or nicotine reward in mice. Pharmacology Biochemistry And Behavior 2019, 183: 1-5. PMID: 31145916, PMCID: PMC7197262, DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2019.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine withdrawal signsWithdrawal signsNicotine rewardNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsWT miceNicotine dependenceAcetylcholine receptorsNicotine dependence behaviorsNicotine-dependent miceAffective nicotine withdrawal signsΒ3 subunitTobacco use disorderNicotine-induced CPPSimilar somatic symptomsPlace preference testNew molecular targetsAffective withdrawal signsAddictive componentSpontaneous withdrawalWithdrawal studyKO miceFemale miceHealth burdenPhysical signsUse disorders
2017
Reversal of Nicotine Withdrawal Signs Through Positive Allosteric Modulation of α4β2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Male Mice
Hamouda AK, Jackson A, Bagdas D, Damaj M. Reversal of Nicotine Withdrawal Signs Through Positive Allosteric Modulation of α4β2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Male Mice. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2017, 20: 903-907. PMID: 29059422, PMCID: PMC5991208, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntx183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine withdrawal symptomsSpontaneous nicotine withdrawalNicotine withdrawal signsNicotine withdrawalWithdrawal symptomsPositive allosteric modulatorsCessation aidWithdrawal signsMale miceMouse modelAllosteric modulatorsNicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonistNAChR-positive allosteric modulatorsAcetylcholine receptor agonistDose-dependent reversalICR male miceΑ4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorsPositive allosteric modulationAnxiety-like behaviorNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsPotential clinical useAcute injectionRelapse rateTobacco smokingDay infusion