2021
Reward drinking and naltrexone treatment response among young adult heavy drinkers
Roos CR, Bold KW, Witkiewitz K, Leeman RF, DeMartini KS, Fucito LM, Corbin WR, Mann K, Kranzler HR, O'Malley SS. Reward drinking and naltrexone treatment response among young adult heavy drinkers. Addiction 2021, 116: 2360-2371. PMID: 33620746, PMCID: PMC8328878, DOI: 10.1111/add.15453.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Advancing Precision Medicine for Alcohol Use Disorder: Replication and Extension of Reward Drinking as a Predictor of Naltrexone Response
Witkiewitz K, Roos CR, Mann K, Kranzler HR. Advancing Precision Medicine for Alcohol Use Disorder: Replication and Extension of Reward Drinking as a Predictor of Naltrexone Response. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2019, 43: 2395-2405. PMID: 31436886, PMCID: PMC6824945, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of naltrexoneHeavy drinking daysAlcohol use disorderDaily naltrexoneUse disordersDrinking daysDaily drinkingPercent heavy drinking daysPrecision medicinePrecision medicine approachDaily medicationNaltrexone responseInteractive voice response technologyClinical trialsNaltrexone effectsRewarding effectsSpecific treatmentNaltrexoneSecondary analysisMedicine approachDrinkersProblem drinkersReward drinkersPlaceboDrinking
2016
Reward and relief dimensions of temptation to drink: construct validity and role in predicting differential benefit from acamprosate and naltrexone
Roos CR, Mann K, Witkiewitz K. Reward and relief dimensions of temptation to drink: construct validity and role in predicting differential benefit from acamprosate and naltrexone. Addiction Biology 2016, 22: 1528-1539. PMID: 27480445, PMCID: PMC5290305, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderTreatment of AUDOpioid receptor antagonistRandomized clinical trialsBetter drinking outcomesGlutamatergic systemSubtypes of individualsReceptor antagonistClinical trialsRewarding effectsUse disordersClinical decisionDrinking outcomesReward drinkersDrinkersNaltrexoneExcellent reliabilityDifferential benefitsDistinct patterns