2017
Electronic cigarettes for adults with tobacco dependence enrolled in a tobacco treatment program: A pilot study
Baldassarri SR, Bernstein SL, Chupp GL, Slade MD, Fucito LM, Toll BA. Electronic cigarettes for adults with tobacco dependence enrolled in a tobacco treatment program: A pilot study. Addictive Behaviors 2017, 80: 1-5. PMID: 29304395, PMCID: PMC6463885, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.11.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco treatment programTreatment-seeking smokersElectronic cigarettesWeek 24Tobacco treatmentTobacco smokersTreatment programTobacco treatment interventionsTobacco smokingPatch therapyTobacco dependenceEffective adjunctBehavioral counselingMean reductionSmokersSmoking outcomesTreatment settingsTreatment interventionsSmokingNicotine solutionPilot studyNicotineCigarettesSignificant differencesSubjects
2015
How Imaging Glutamate, γ‐Aminobutyric Acid, and Dopamine Can Inform the Clinical Treatment of Alcohol Dependence and Withdrawal
Hillmer AT, Mason GF, Fucito LM, O'Malley SS, Cosgrove KP. How Imaging Glutamate, γ‐Aminobutyric Acid, and Dopamine Can Inform the Clinical Treatment of Alcohol Dependence and Withdrawal. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2015, 39: 2268-2282. PMID: 26510169, PMCID: PMC4712074, DOI: 10.1111/acer.12893.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol dependenceΓ-aminobutyric acidClinical treatmentMajor public health issuePublic health issuePositron emission tomographyRelapse prevention strategiesSingle photon emissionSpecific imaging modalityAlcohol withdrawalTobacco smokingGABA systemNeurotransmitter systemsNeurochemical basisPrevention strategiesDopaminergic functioningEmission tomographyHealth issuesImaging modalitiesWithdrawalSex differencesImaging literatureDopamineTomographyGlutamate