2019
Electronic cigarette and tobacco use in individuals entering methadone or buprenorphine treatment
Baldassarri SR, Fiellin DA, Savage ME, Madden LM, Beitel M, Dhingra LK, Fucito L, Camenga D, Bollampally P, Barry DT. Electronic cigarette and tobacco use in individuals entering methadone or buprenorphine treatment. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2019, 197: 37-41. PMID: 30769264, PMCID: PMC6637405, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.12.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderOpioid agonist therapyCurrent cigarette smokingCigarette smokingEC useHigher oddsFormer smokersLower oddsPsychiatric distressPast cigarette smokingElectronic cigarette useAgonist therapyCurrent smokersBuprenorphine treatmentChronic painTobacco useNicotine dependenceUse disordersSmokingCigarette useMultivariate analysisElectronic cigarettesSmokersCigarettesMultivariate model
2017
Electronic cigarettes for adults with tobacco dependence enrolled in a tobacco treatment program: A pilot study
Baldassarri SR, Bernstein SL, Chupp GL, Slade MD, Fucito LM, Toll BA. Electronic cigarettes for adults with tobacco dependence enrolled in a tobacco treatment program: A pilot study. Addictive Behaviors 2017, 80: 1-5. PMID: 29304395, PMCID: PMC6463885, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.11.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco treatment programTreatment-seeking smokersElectronic cigarettesWeek 24Tobacco treatmentTobacco smokersTreatment programTobacco treatment interventionsTobacco smokingPatch therapyTobacco dependenceEffective adjunctBehavioral counselingMean reductionSmokersSmoking outcomesTreatment settingsTreatment interventionsSmokingNicotine solutionPilot studyNicotineCigarettesSignificant differencesSubjectsUse of Electronic Cigarettes Leads to Significant Beta2-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Occupancy: Evidence From a PET Imaging Study
Baldassarri SR, Hillmer AT, Anderson JM, Jatlow P, Nabulsi N, Labaree D, Cosgrove KP, O’Malley S, Eissenberg T, Krishnan-Sarin S, Esterlis I. Use of Electronic Cigarettes Leads to Significant Beta2-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Occupancy: Evidence From a PET Imaging Study. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2017, 20: 425-433. PMID: 28460123, PMCID: PMC5896427, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntx091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBrainElectronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsFemaleHumansMaleNicotinePositron-Emission TomographyReceptors, NicotinicSmokingTobaccoTobacco Use DisorderConceptsBlood nicotine levelsAlternative nicotine delivery systemsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsElectronic cigarettesNicotine delivery systemsCigarette smokersCigarette smokingTobacco cigarettesReceptor occupancyAbuse liabilityAcetylcholine receptorsNicotine levelsEC challengeCigarette smoking groupPositron emission tomography studyTobacco cigarette smokingEmission tomography studiesPET imaging studiesSmoking groupNeurologic effectsNicotine challengeNicotine addictionNicotine usersNovel radiotracersImaging studies
2015
A Comprehensive Approach to Tobacco Dependence Interventions
Baldassarri SR, Toll BA, Leone FT. A Comprehensive Approach to Tobacco Dependence Interventions. The Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology In Practice 2015, 3: 481-488. PMID: 25982231, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2015.04.007.BooksConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseTobacco dependencePulmonary diseaseQuit attemptsTobacco dependence interventionsTobacco-dependent patientsAppropriate treatment regimenPrevious quit attemptsNormal age-related declineHigher baseline levelsCombination pharmacotherapyMultiple relapsesPulmonary functionHospital admissionImproved survivalTobacco smokingTreatment regimenAge-related declineInitial treatmentPreventable causeSmoking cessationMost smokersWithdrawal symptomsPhysician inquiry