2024
Pulsed nicotine infusions as a model for smoking: validating a tool to explore nicotine thresholds in humans
Parida S, MacLean R, Gueorguieva R, Sofuoglu M. Pulsed nicotine infusions as a model for smoking: validating a tool to explore nicotine thresholds in humans. Psychopharmacology 2024, 241: 1915-1922. PMID: 38970644, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-024-06609-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiscriminative stimulus effectsAddiction thresholdNicotine doseDiscriminative stimulus effects of nicotineStimulus effects of nicotineNicotine deliveryEffects of nicotineOvernight abstinenceStimulus effectsNicotine infusionSubjective effectsTest sessionsNicotineMethodsEleven participantsInfusion procedureLow dosesParticipantsThreshold doseConclusionsTheseAbstinenceDoseHeart rateInfusionSmokingObjectivesTo
2022
Correction to: Dose-related effects of ketamine for antidepressant-resistant symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans and active duty military: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled multi-center clinical trial
Abdallah CG, Roache JD, Gueorguieva R, Averill LA, Young-McCaughan S, Shiroma PR, Purohit P, Brundige A, Murff W, Ahn KH, Sherif MA, Baltutis EJ, Ranganathan M, D’Souza D, Martini B, Southwick SM, Petrakis IL, Burson RR, Guthmiller KB, López-Roca AL, Lautenschlager KA, McCallin JP, Hoch MB, Timchenko A, Souza SE, Bryant CE, Mintz J, Litz BT, Williamson DE, Keane TM, Peterson AL, Krystal JH. Correction to: Dose-related effects of ketamine for antidepressant-resistant symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans and active duty military: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled multi-center clinical trial. Neuropsychopharmacology 2022, 47: 1583-1584. PMID: 35545665, PMCID: PMC9205895, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-022-01339-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Threshold dose for intravenous nicotine self-administration in young adult non-dependent smokers
MacLean RR, DeVito EE, Eid T, Parida S, Gueorguieva R, Sofuoglu M. Threshold dose for intravenous nicotine self-administration in young adult non-dependent smokers. Psychopharmacology 2021, 238: 2083-2090. PMID: 33796907, PMCID: PMC8715498, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-021-05833-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDose of nicotineNicotine reinforcementHigh doseSubjective effectsHuman laboratory studiesYoung adult smokersNicotine self-administration modelNon-dependent smokersOvernight nicotine abstinenceEffects modelSelf-administration modelSelf-administration procedureNicotine doseAdult smokersMethodsYoung adultsObjectivesThe current studyNicotine abstinenceNicotine addictionHigh dosesLow dosesPlaceboThreshold doseReinforcement thresholdTobacco productsDose
2006
Self-reported paranoia during laboratory “binge” cocaine self-administration in humans
Kalayasiri R, Sughondhabirom A, Gueorguieva R, Coric V, Lynch WJ, Morgan PT, Cubells JF, Malison RT. Self-reported paranoia during laboratory “binge” cocaine self-administration in humans. Pharmacology Biochemistry And Behavior 2006, 83: 249-256. PMID: 16549106, DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2006.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine-induced paranoiaIntravenous cocaine self-administration sessionsPlacebo-controlled designCocaine self-administration sessionsCocaine-dependent volunteersSelf-administration sessionsTest-retest sessionsCocaine doseHigh dosesCocaine useSignificant main effectDoseDosesSelf-reported paranoiaSubjectsVulnerable subjects