2018
Effect of Varenicline Combined With Medical Management on Alcohol Use Disorder With Comorbid Cigarette Smoking: A Randomized Clinical Trial
O’Malley S, Zweben A, Fucito LM, Wu R, Piepmeier ME, Ockert DM, Bold KW, Petrakis I, Muvvala S, Jatlow P, Gueorguieva R. Effect of Varenicline Combined With Medical Management on Alcohol Use Disorder With Comorbid Cigarette Smoking: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry 2018, 75: 129-138. PMID: 29261824, PMCID: PMC5838706, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.3544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderMedical managementUse disordersCigarette smokingWeek 9Varenicline tartrateEfficacy of vareniclinePlacebo-controlled trialBehavioral health risksComorbid cigarette smokingRace/ethnicityAlcohol dependence criteriaSmoking 2Medication adherenceOutpatient clinicPlacebo pillsMean ageEligible participantsSmoking abstinenceClinical trialsParallel groupPlaceboMAIN OUTCOMEVareniclineWeek 13
2017
The clinical utility of the Medication Adherence Questionnaire (MAQ) in an alcohol pharmacotherapy trial
Zweben A, Piepmeier M, Fucito L, O'Malley S. The clinical utility of the Medication Adherence Questionnaire (MAQ) in an alcohol pharmacotherapy trial. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2017, 77: 72-78. PMID: 28476276, PMCID: PMC5480370, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2017.04.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedication Adherence QuestionnaireMedication adherenceAdherence QuestionnaireMedical managementTreatment attendanceAlcohol pharmacotherapy trialsAlcohol-dependent smokersTreatment satisfaction ratingsBrief psychosocial treatmentsAlcohol use disorderMM sessionsPharmacology treatmentBaseline characteristicsBaseline demographicsAlcohol pharmacotherapyMedication nonadherenceUnintentional nonadherenceAdherence groupPharmacotherapy trialsDependent smokersTreatment adherenceSingle administrationPatient ratingsTreatment periodClinical utility
2009
Beliefs and Attitudes About Bupropion: Implications for Medication Adherence and Smoking Cessation Treatment
Fucito LM, Toll BA, Salovey P, O’Malley S. Beliefs and Attitudes About Bupropion: Implications for Medication Adherence and Smoking Cessation Treatment. Psychology Of Addictive Behaviors 2009, 23: 373-379. PMID: 19586156, PMCID: PMC3094849, DOI: 10.1037/a0015695.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive beliefsDisadvantages of smokingRole of beliefsTreatment adherenceSmoking cessation treatmentSmoking lapseSmoking cessation trialPreliminary supportCessation outcomesPositive attitudesCessation treatmentBetter treatment adherenceCessation trialBeliefsAttitudesMedication adherenceBupropion therapyBetter treatment responseGreater medication adherenceSecondary analysisMotivationTreatment responseIntentionBupropionLapse