2018
E-cigarette nicotine dose and flavor: Relationship with appeal, choice, and tobacco use amongst veterans with comorbid psychiatric disorders
DeVito E, Buta E, Sofuoglu M. E-cigarette nicotine dose and flavor: Relationship with appeal, choice, and tobacco use amongst veterans with comorbid psychiatric disorders. Addictive Behaviors 2018, 92: 53-57. PMID: 30583091, PMCID: PMC6699503, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.12.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic cigarettesNicotine levelsTobacco useTake-home trialOne monthNicotine electronic cigarettesHigh nicotine dependenceComorbid psychiatric disordersSmoking-related outcomesCombustible cigarette useNicotine e-liquidCombustible tobacco useBaseline characteristicsCessation aidCigarette smokersSmoking characteristicsNicotine doseWorse outcomesEC efficacyNicotine dependenceSmokersPsychiatric disordersCigarette useCombustible cigarettesSmoking
2016
Anticipatory reward processing among cocaine-dependent individuals with and without concurrent methadone-maintenance treatment: Relationship to treatment response
Yip SW, DeVito EE, Kober H, Worhunsky PD, Carroll KM, Potenza MN. Anticipatory reward processing among cocaine-dependent individuals with and without concurrent methadone-maintenance treatment: Relationship to treatment response. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2016, 166: 134-142. PMID: 27430401, PMCID: PMC5082418, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance treatmentCocaine-dependent individualsBOLD responseCocaine dependenceSignificant public health problemMethadone-maintained individualsMethadone-maintained populationsMethadone-maintained patientsElevated relapse ratesPublic health problemCocaine-negative urinesCocaine-dependent patientsAnticipatory reward processingPosterior cingulate cortexLoss processingDuration of abstinenceDorsolateral prefrontal cortexCD patientsRelapse rateWhole-brain ANOVAInferior frontal gyrusTreatment outcomesRight caudateHealthy comparison participantsPatients
2013
A preliminary investigation of Stroop-related intrinsic connectivity in cocaine dependence: associations with treatment outcomes
Mitchell MR, Balodis IM, DeVito EE, Lacadie CM, Yeston J, Scheinost D, Constable RT, Carroll KM, Potenza MN. A preliminary investigation of Stroop-related intrinsic connectivity in cocaine dependence: associations with treatment outcomes. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2013, 39: 392-402. PMID: 24200209, PMCID: PMC3827911, DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2013.841711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment outcomesComparison subjectsCocaine-dependent patientsIntrinsic connectivityCocaine dependenceSubstantia nigraVentral striatumTreatment-seeking cocaine-dependent patientsHealthy comparison subjectsPotential treatment targetGreater intrinsic connectivityRegional brain activationCocaine-dependent groupIntrinsic connectivity analysesNon-addicted individualsBasal gangliaInferior frontal gyrusCocaine-dependent individualsTreatment targetsFMRI Stroop taskSubcortical regionsCocaine abstinenceBrain regionsAnterior insulaFrontal gyrus