Altered functional connectivity to stressful stimuli in prenatally cocaine-exposed adolescents
Zakiniaeiz Y, Yip SW, Balodis IM, Lacadie CM, Scheinost D, Constable RT, Mayes LC, Sinha R, Potenza MN. Altered functional connectivity to stressful stimuli in prenatally cocaine-exposed adolescents. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2017, 180: 129-136. PMID: 28888152, PMCID: PMC5808433, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.07.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal cocaine exposureNeutral-relaxing conditionsPCE adolescentsParietal connectivityConnectivity analysisSensory areasAdolescent brain functionFunctional magnetic resonance imagingCue interaction effectsIntrinsic connectivity analysesMedial prefrontal areasSeed-based connectivity analysisSubstance Use InitiationAltered functional connectivityAppetitive cuesObesity vulnerabilityPCE statusNeural responsesCorticolimbic connectivityPrefrontal areasFunctional connectivityCraving scoresUtero drug exposureGroup differencesLess connectivityLicit and illicit drug use across trimesters in pregnant women endorsing past-year substance use: Results from National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2009–2019)
Peltier MR, Roberts W, Verplaetse TL, Burke C, Zakiniaeiz Y, Moore K, McKee SA. Licit and illicit drug use across trimesters in pregnant women endorsing past-year substance use: Results from National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2009–2019). Archives Of Women's Mental Health 2022, 25: 819-827. PMID: 35737132, PMCID: PMC9359119, DOI: 10.1007/s00737-022-01244-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPast-month substance useFirst trimesterPast-year substance usePregnant womenIllicit substance useDrug useSubstance useThird trimesterCross-sectional population-based dataSignificant public health concernTrimester of pregnancyPrescription pain medicationPopulation-based dataPerinatal substance useIllicit drug useMethodsThe present studyPublic health concernMinority of womenNational surveyLicit substance usePain medicationSimilar low ratesSecond trimesterLate trimesterLicit substances