2024
Navigating Ethical Challenges in Psychological Research Involving Digital Remote Technologies and People Who Use Alcohol or Drugs
Roberts W, McKee S, Miranda R, Barnett N. Navigating Ethical Challenges in Psychological Research Involving Digital Remote Technologies and People Who Use Alcohol or Drugs. American Psychologist 2024, 79: 24-38. PMID: 38236213, PMCID: PMC10798215, DOI: 10.1037/amp0001193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Psychological AssociationSubstance use researchPsychological AssociationPsychological researchHealth risk behaviorsBehavioral studiesAlcohol useBehavioral scientistsRisk behaviorsEthical issuesHuman behaviorStandard paradigmComplex ethical issuesInvestigate health risk behaviorsAlcoholAllied fieldsEthical standardsPsychologistsTraditional informed consentDistributive justiceDay-to-day activitiesPsychologyEthical groundsEthical ramificationsSubstances
2017
Effects of varenicline on alcohol cue reactivity in heavy drinkers
Roberts W, Harrison ELR, McKee SA. Effects of varenicline on alcohol cue reactivity in heavy drinkers. Psychopharmacology 2017, 234: 2737-2745. PMID: 28600734, PMCID: PMC5709183, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-017-4667-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of vareniclineHuman laboratory studiesAlcohol use disorderAlcohol cue reactivityHeavy drinkersUse disordersPlacebo-controlled human laboratory studyCue exposureAlcohol useCue reactivityUse of vareniclineFront-line treatmentCue-induced alcohol cravingAlcohol cue exposureTitration periodCue-reactivity paradigmMedication groupPharmacological treatmentMedication effectsAdult smokersTobacco cravingVareniclineMethodsAs partLarge seriesAlcohol cravingCurbing the DUI offender’s self-efficacy to drink and drive: A laboratory study
Roberts W, Fillmore MT. Curbing the DUI offender’s self-efficacy to drink and drive: A laboratory study. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2017, 172: 73-79. PMID: 28152449, PMCID: PMC5309158, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol DrinkingAlcoholic IntoxicationAutomobile DrivingCentral Nervous System DepressantsComputer SimulationCriminalsDose-Response Relationship, DrugEthanolFeedback, PsychologicalFemaleHumansImpulsive BehaviorMaleNeuropsychological TestsPsychomotor PerformanceRecurrenceSelf EfficacyYoung AdultConceptsPerformance feedbackDUI offendersDriving abilitySimulated driving taskHistory of DUISelf-reported impairmentDriving taskAdult driversInfluence of alcoholSubjective impairmentSignificant impairmentChallenge sessionsOffendersDUI arrestsRecidivismDUIImpairmentSessionsFeedbackAbilityPerceptionTaskRetestAlcoholIndividuals