2021
The Effects of Inhaled Flavors on Intravenous Nicotine
MacLean RR, Gueorguieva R, DeVito EE, Peltier MR, Parida S, Sofuoglu M. The Effects of Inhaled Flavors on Intravenous Nicotine. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2021, 29: 615-624. PMID: 32463279, PMCID: PMC7704548, DOI: 10.1037/pha0000394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCigarette smokersIntravenous nicotineE-cigarettesYoung adult cigarette smokersSubject cross-over designAdult cigarette smokersMain outcome measuresPeak heart rateHigher following administrationCross-over designAcute rewarding effectsPresent studyFollowing administrationAcute effectsOutcome measuresHeart rateRewarding effectsTobacco cigarettesSmoking urgesRewarding propertiesNicotineAddictive effectsHigher cravingMenthol flavorsThousands of flavors
2020
A prospective study of the association between rate of nicotine metabolism and alcohol use in tobacco users in the United States
Roberts W, Marotta PL, Verplaetse TL, Peltier MR, Burke C, Ramchandani VA, McKee SA. A prospective study of the association between rate of nicotine metabolism and alcohol use in tobacco users in the United States. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2020, 216: 108210. PMID: 32805549, PMCID: PMC7609495, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine metabolite ratioRisk factorsAlcohol useTobacco usersNicotine metabolismTrans-3'-HydroxycotinineWave 1Biochemical risk factorsAlcohol consumption amountCurrent tobacco usersNicotine metabolism rateAssociated health outcomesSex differencesAlcohol use outcomesCigarette smokersNicotine exposureProspective studyOdds ratioTobacco useDrinking statusHealth StudyAlcohol consumptionNicotine useMetabolite ratiosHealth outcomes
2019
Dual users of e-cigarettes and cigarettes have greater positive smoking expectancies than regular smokers: a study of smoking expectancies among college students
Peltier MR, Waters AF, Roys MR, Stewart SA, Waldo KM, Copeland AL. Dual users of e-cigarettes and cigarettes have greater positive smoking expectancies than regular smokers: a study of smoking expectancies among college students. Journal Of American College Health 2019, 68: 782-787. PMID: 30908173, PMCID: PMC11013953, DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2019.1590373.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Motivation and Readiness for Tobacco Cessation Among Nicotine Dependent Postmenopausal Females: A Pilot Study
Peltier MR, Roys MR, Waters AF, Vinci C, Waldo KM, Stewart SA, Toups RC, Jones L, Copeland AL. Motivation and Readiness for Tobacco Cessation Among Nicotine Dependent Postmenopausal Females: A Pilot Study. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2018, 26: 125-131. PMID: 29648860, DOI: 10.1037/pha0000191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMenopausal symptom severitySymptom severityWeight concernsBrief motivational interviewingCurrent pilot studyCessation treatmentPostmenopausal femalesPostmenopausal smokersMenopausal symptomsEstrogen productionAntiestrogenic effectsConsiderable health riskB-MISomatic symptomsSmokingPilot studyMotivational interviewingBaselineSeveritySymptomsHealth risksTreatmentNegative affectCessationLow levels