2022
Ghrelin Predicts Stimulant and Sedative Effects of Alcohol in Heavy Drinkers
Ralevski E, Horvath T, Shanabrough M, Newcomb J, Pisani E, Petrakis I. Ghrelin Predicts Stimulant and Sedative Effects of Alcohol in Heavy Drinkers. Alcohol And Alcoholism 2022, 58: 100-106. PMID: 36382470, PMCID: PMC9830489, DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agac058.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Analgesic Effects of Ethanol Are Influenced by Family History of Alcoholism and Neuroticism
Ralevski E, Perrino A, Acampora G, Koretski J, Limoncelli D, Petrakis I. Analgesic Effects of Ethanol Are Influenced by Family History of Alcoholism and Neuroticism. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2010, 34: 1433-1441. PMID: 20497133, PMCID: PMC9136640, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01228.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily historyAnalgesic responseHigh N scoresAnalgesic effectNoxious electrical stimulationPositive family historyStart of infusionDoses of ethanolSeparate test daysNegative family historyTest dayExperience of painN scoreMore analgesiaPlacebo dayPain assessmentPersonality traitsIntravenous administrationHealthy subjectsEthanol challengeLow doseElectrical stimulationAlcoholismThirty-oneLow N scores