2020
Comparing participant estimated demand intensity on the cigarette Purchase Task to consumption when usual-brand cigarettes were provided free
Nighbor T, Barrows A, Bunn J, DeSarno M, Oliver A, Coleman S, Davis D, Streck J, Reed E, Reed D, Higgins S. Comparing participant estimated demand intensity on the cigarette Purchase Task to consumption when usual-brand cigarettes were provided free. Preventive Medicine 2020, 140: 106221. PMID: 32717262, PMCID: PMC7680356, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUsual brand cigarettesSmoking ratesCigarette purchase taskSmoking riskFree cigarettesCo-morbid psychiatric conditionsAdult smokersGreater cigarettesInteractive voice response systemPsychiatric conditionsVoice response systemCigarettesOlder adultsAddiction potentialSocioeconomic disadvantageGroup differencesHypothetical cigarette purchase taskGreater educational attainmentPresent studyPurchase taskParticipantsDaysRiskSmokersEducational attainment
2019
Examining Age as a Potential Moderator of Response to Reduced Nicotine Content Cigarettes in Vulnerable Populations
Davis D, Parker M, Villanti A, Streck J, Priest J, Tidey J, Gaalema D, Sigmon S, Heil S, Higgins S. Examining Age as a Potential Moderator of Response to Reduced Nicotine Content Cigarettes in Vulnerable Populations. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2019, 21: s49-s55. PMID: 31867655, PMCID: PMC6939764, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntz134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReduced nicotine content cigarettesNicotine content cigarettesYoung adult smokersNicotine reduction policyContent cigarettesCraving/withdrawalAdult smokersCigarette smokingSmoking topographyYoung adultsAge groupsNicotine contentSubjective effectsSmoking-related health consequencesOlder adultsAddiction potentialOlder adult smokersHigh smoking prevalenceComorbid psychiatric conditionsOlder age groupsOverall population healthEffect of ageCigarette smokersSmoking prevalenceAcute effects
2017
A review of the effects of very low nicotine content cigarettes on behavioral and cognitive performance
Keith D, Kurti A, Davis D, Zvorsky I, Higgins S. A review of the effects of very low nicotine content cigarettes on behavioral and cognitive performance. Preventive Medicine 2017, 104: 100-116. PMID: 28647546, PMCID: PMC5831363, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.06.016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Response to varying the nicotine content of cigarettes in vulnerable populations: an initial experimental examination of acute effects
Higgins S, Heil S, Sigmon S, Tidey J, Gaalema D, Stitzer M, Durand H, Bunn J, Priest J, Arger C, Miller M, Bergeria C, Davis D, Streck J, Zvorsky I, Redner R, Vandrey R, Pacek L. Response to varying the nicotine content of cigarettes in vulnerable populations: an initial experimental examination of acute effects. Psychopharmacology 2016, 234: 89-98. PMID: 27714427, PMCID: PMC5203959, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-016-4438-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine withdrawalSmoking topographyVulnerable populationsLow nicotine content cigarettesConcurrent choice testingNicotine contentDouble-blind conditionsOpioid-dependent individualsNicotine content cigarettesResultsNo significant differencesDaily cigarette smokersBrief smoking abstinenceRationaleThe purposeCigarette smokersCompensatory smokingSmoking abstinenceReproductive ageAcute effectsContent cigarettesUntoward effectsAffective disordersLow dosesResearch cigarettesDisadvantaged womenDependence potentialComparison of Nicotine Dependence Indicators in Predicting Quitting Among Pregnant Smokers
Kurti A, Davis D, Skelly J, Redner R, Higgins S. Comparison of Nicotine Dependence Indicators in Predicting Quitting Among Pregnant Smokers. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2016, 24: 12-17. PMID: 27046504, PMCID: PMC4822339, DOI: 10.1037/pha0000056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant smokersSmoking cessation trialPregnant womenC-statisticSmoking indexFirst cigaretteNicotine dependenceGeneral populationSmokersLogistic regressionTTFCPredictorsCigarettesDependence indicatorsStepwise multiple regressionSingle predictorRegressionPrepregnancyPregnancyModel fitCPDAbstinenceTrialsWomen