2019
“It’s a hard thing to manage when you’re homeless”: the impact of the social environment on smoking cessation for smokers experiencing homelessness
Pratt R, Pernat C, Kerandi L, Kmiecik A, Strobel-Ayres C, Joseph A, Everson Rose SA, Luo X, Cooney N, Thomas J, Okuyemi K. “It’s a hard thing to manage when you’re homeless”: the impact of the social environment on smoking cessation for smokers experiencing homelessness. BMC Public Health 2019, 19: 635. PMID: 31126265, PMCID: PMC6534899, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6987-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedFemaleHumansIll-Housed PersonsMaleMiddle AgedMotivationSmokersSmokingSmoking CessationSocial EnvironmentStress, PsychologicalUrban PopulationConceptsSmoking cessationImportant public health opportunityDate of registrationPublic health opportunitySemi-structured interview guideCessation programsClinical trialsPreventable mortalityMethodsForty participantsSmokingUrban homeless shelterAdult homeless populationCessationHealth opportunitiesSmokersInterview guideHomeless populationParticipantsHomeless sheltersPopulationSemi-structured interviewsBackgroundUpHigh levelsMorbiditySocial environment
2003
Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and sympatho-adreno-medullary responses during stress-induced and drug cue-induced cocaine craving states
Sinha R, Talih M, Malison R, Cooney N, Anderson GM, Kreek MJ. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and sympatho-adreno-medullary responses during stress-induced and drug cue-induced cocaine craving states. Psychopharmacology 2003, 170: 62-72. PMID: 12845411, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-003-1525-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine-dependent individualsDrug cuesDependent individualsDrug cravingElicit drug cravingStress system activationBrain stress circuitsCue-induced cocaineLikelihood of relapseImagery procedureNeutral imagerySubjective anxietySympatho-adrenoStress imageryPsychobiological changesStressful situationsSubjective ratingsCravingCardiovascular measuresLaboratory sessionsSignificant activationStimuliStress circuitsConclusionsThe findingsCues