2015
Substance Use in the Perinatal Period
Forray A, Foster D. Substance Use in the Perinatal Period. Current Psychiatry Reports 2015, 17: 91. PMID: 26386836, PMCID: PMC4671272, DOI: 10.1007/s11920-015-0626-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerinatal substance usePerinatal periodSubstance useMajor public health problemPublic health problemUse of tobaccoFetal outcomesFetal effectsFetal healthCurrent treatmentPsychosocial interventionsPolysubstance useHealth problemsNovel interventionsMost efficacyCocaine useIllicit substancesContingency managementPregnancyInterventionTreatmentOpioidsTobaccoProgesteroneRecent literature
2014
Progesterone for the reduction of cocaine use in post-partum women with a cocaine use disorder: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, pilot study
Yonkers KA, Forray A, Nich C, Carroll KM, Hine C, Merry BC, Shaw H, Shaw J, Sofuoglu M. Progesterone for the reduction of cocaine use in post-partum women with a cocaine use disorder: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, pilot study. The Lancet Psychiatry 2014, 1: 360-367. PMID: 25328863, PMCID: PMC4199242, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(14)70333-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCocaine use disorderCocaine usePostpartum womenPost trialUse disordersPlacebo-controlled pilot trialOral micronized progesteronePositive urine testPost-partum womenGroup differencesSelf-reported daysMultiple brain functionsUse of cocaineMicronized progesteroneObstetrical clinicTherapeutic breakProgesterone replacementAdverse eventsUS National InstitutesProgesterone treatmentUrine testsPilot trialRate of submissionStudy biostatisticianProgesterone