E-cigarette nicotine dose and flavor: Relationship with appeal, choice, and tobacco use amongst veterans with comorbid psychiatric disorders
DeVito E, Buta E, Sofuoglu M. E-cigarette nicotine dose and flavor: Relationship with appeal, choice, and tobacco use amongst veterans with comorbid psychiatric disorders. Addictive Behaviors 2018, 92: 53-57. PMID: 30583091, PMCID: PMC6699503, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.12.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic cigarettesNicotine levelsTobacco useTake-home trialOne monthNicotine electronic cigarettesHigh nicotine dependenceComorbid psychiatric disordersSmoking-related outcomesCombustible cigarette useNicotine e-liquidCombustible tobacco useBaseline characteristicsCessation aidCigarette smokersSmoking characteristicsNicotine doseWorse outcomesEC efficacyNicotine dependenceSmokersPsychiatric disordersCigarette useCombustible cigarettesSmokingAcute effects of inhaled menthol on the rewarding effects of intravenous nicotine in smokers
Valentine GW, DeVito EE, Jatlow PI, Gueorguieva R, Sofuoglu M. Acute effects of inhaled menthol on the rewarding effects of intravenous nicotine in smokers. Journal Of Psychopharmacology 2018, 32: 986-994. PMID: 29788802, PMCID: PMC6329876, DOI: 10.1177/0269881118773972.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive subjective effectsPositive subjective responsesIntravenous nicotineNicotine metabolismSubjective effectsNicotine metabolite ratioYoung adult smokersSlower nicotine metabolismTest sessionsSubjective responsesSevere nicotine withdrawalMenthol inhalationNicotine withdrawalAcute effectsAdult smokersWithdrawal severityNicotine infusionRewarding effectsSmokersSmoking urgesChronic exposureMetabolite ratiosAversive effectsMenthol conditionsElectronic cigarettes