2017
Chapter 69 Patient Responses to Guanfacine in Cocaine Addiction
Milivojevic V, Sinha R, Fox H. Chapter 69 Patient Responses to Guanfacine in Cocaine Addiction. 2017, 679-688. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-803750-8.00069-5.ChaptersAnxiety pathophysiologyDrugs of abuseNeural stress systemsDrug-seeking behaviorEmotional controlDrug seekingRecent research findingsChronic stress stateNegative consequencesCocaine addictionCocaine dependenceStress systemResearch findingsLong-term agentsCocaine useDrug useAbuseGuanfacineCravingSeekingStress sensitivityAddictionAbilityRobust adaptationOwn laboratory
2010
Cocaine
Beech R, Sinha R. Cocaine. 2010, 397-416. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0338-9_18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavior therapyBehavior therapyCocaine dependenceGeneral cognitive behavior therapyContingency managementRelapse prevention techniquesCompulsive drug seekingReward-related informationContingency management techniquesCocaine-taking behaviorConditions of challengeExecutive controlLong-term neuroadaptationsCocaine-related disordersDrug seekingCocaine useAdditional clinical attentionExtended abstinenceAnxiety disordersNeurobiological aspectsChronic cocaine useRegular cocaine useRelapse preventionPsychological symptomsNegative consequences
2008
Chronic Stress, Drug Use, and Vulnerability to Addiction
Sinha R. Chronic Stress, Drug Use, and Vulnerability to Addiction. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2008, 1141: 105-130. PMID: 18991954, PMCID: PMC2732004, DOI: 10.1196/annals.1441.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArousalChronic DiseaseCorticotropin-Releasing HormoneDisease SusceptibilityEmotionsFemaleHumansHypothalamo-Hypophyseal SystemIllicit DrugsLimbic SystemMaleNeurotransmitter AgentsPituitary-Adrenal SystemRewardSelf MedicationStress, PhysiologicalStress, PsychologicalSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeSubstance-Related DisordersSympathetic Nervous SystemConceptsCompulsive drug seekingStress-related riskDevelopment of addictionChronic drug useEarly life stressMotivational systemsIndividual-level variablesRelapse susceptibilityRelapse vulnerabilityDrug seekingAutonomic arousalDrug useLife stressDrug-experienced animalsSpecific stressorsChild maltreatmentSubstance useMesolimbic dopamineStress exposureStress regulationAddictionChronic stressCentral noradrenergic systemNoradrenergic systemButyric acid pathway
2007
Inhibitory control and emotional stress regulation: Neuroimaging evidence for frontal–limbic dysfunction in psycho-stimulant addiction
Li CS, Sinha R. Inhibitory control and emotional stress regulation: Neuroimaging evidence for frontal–limbic dysfunction in psycho-stimulant addiction. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2007, 32: 581-597. PMID: 18164058, PMCID: PMC2263143, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2007.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhibitory controlPrefrontal activityDrug seekingHabitual drug seekingCognitive inhibitory controlCompulsive drug seekingVentromedial prefrontal regionsFrontal-limbic dysfunctionStress-related cravingAnterior cingulate cortexStress regulationPsychological processesNeural underpinningsSalient stimuliStress processingPrefrontal regionsComponent processesStriatal responsesDrug use behaviorsCingulate cortexNeural systemsPsychostimulant dependenceUse behaviorsNeural pathwaysAddiction
2001
How does stress increase risk of drug abuse and relapse?
Sinha R. How does stress increase risk of drug abuse and relapse? Psychopharmacology 2001, 158: 343-359. PMID: 11797055, DOI: 10.1007/s002130100917.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug abuseSubstance abuseMost major theoriesHuman laboratory studiesField of addictionDrug seekingDrug useTreatment developmentMajor theoriesAbuse altersStress exposureVulnerable individualsHuman researchAbuseAddictsEmpirical evidencePreclinical evidenceClinical observationsRelapseAnimal studiesPreclinical researchSeekingGreater understandingAddictionResearch