2024
Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) versus individual drug counseling (IDC) for PTSD for veterans with opioid use disorder maintained on buprenorphine
Petrakis I, Meshberg‐Cohen S, Nich C, Kelly M, Claudio T, Jane J, Pisani E, Ralevski E. Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) versus individual drug counseling (IDC) for PTSD for veterans with opioid use disorder maintained on buprenorphine. American Journal On Addictions 2024, 33: 525-533. PMID: 38624259, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.13557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive processing therapyIndividual drug counselingPosttraumatic stress disorderOpioid use disorderSubstance use disordersDrug counselingProcessing therapyPTSD symptomsUse disorderCognitive processing therapy groupEvidence-based trauma-focused psychotherapiesSelf-reported PTSD symptomsPosttraumatic stress disorder symptomsPosttraumatic stress disorder treatmentRemission of PTSD symptomsPosttraumatic Stress Disorder ChecklistComorbid opioid use disorderTrauma-focused psychotherapyTrauma-focused treatmentRates of comorbidityTreatment group differencesPCL-5Stress disorderGroup differencesRandomized clinical trials
2019
Randomized placebo-controlled trial of galantamine in individuals with cocaine use disorder
DeVito EE, Carroll KM, Babuscio T, Nich C, Sofuoglu M. Randomized placebo-controlled trial of galantamine in individuals with cocaine use disorder. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2019, 107: 29-37. PMID: 31757262, PMCID: PMC6918721, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2019.08.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine use disorderSignificant treatment group differencesUse disordersEfficacy of galantamineTreatment-seeking cocaine usersCurrent cocaine use disordersGroup differencesCocaine use outcomesSample of individualsTreatment group differencesComorbid opioid use disorderMethadone-maintained individualsMemory capacityAbstinent individualsCocaine useCognitive improvementCognitive outcomesCocaine use reductionCognitive functionUse outcomesCocaine usersGalantamine groupIndividualsDisordersInitial promise