2014
Preliminary evidence for normalization of risk taking by modafinil in chronic cocaine users
Canavan SV, Forselius EL, Bessette AJ, Morgan PT. Preliminary evidence for normalization of risk taking by modafinil in chronic cocaine users. Addictive Behaviors 2014, 39: 1057-1061. PMID: 24642345, PMCID: PMC4026273, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.02.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBalloon Analogue Risk TaskBART scoresHealthy participantsCocaine-dependent individualsCocaine dependenceChronic cocaine usersEffects of modafinilCognitive effectsRisk TaskBehavioral measuresChronic cocaine useDependent individualsWake-promoting agentNormalization of riskRisk takingSubstance useCognitive impairmentPreliminary evidenceCocaine usersHigher scoresModafinilParticipantsCocaine useSleep disordersModafinil treatment
2013
Abstinence-related changes in sleep during treatment for cocaine dependence
Angarita GA, Canavan SV, Forselius E, Bessette A, Pittman B, Morgan PT. Abstinence-related changes in sleep during treatment for cocaine dependence. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2013, 134: 343-347. PMID: 24315572, PMCID: PMC4396819, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal sleep timeExtended abstinenceOutpatient cognitive behavioral therapyAbstinence-related changesDecreased slow wave sleepInpatient substance abuse treatmentCognitive behavioral therapySleep timeCocaine usersPolysomnographic sleepChronic cocaine usersCocaine-dependent participantsSubstance abuse treatmentThrice weekly urine toxicologyBehavioral therapyWeeks of abstinenceOverall sleep qualityAbuse treatmentDays abstinentDependent participantsREM sleep latencySleep qualityCocaine dependenceSlow-wave sleepAbstinence