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Improving translation of animal models of addiction and relapse by reverse translation by Venniro, Marco, Banks, Matthew L., Heilig, Markus, Epstein, David H., Shaham, Yavin

“…Critical features of human addiction are increasingly being incorporated into complementary animal models, including escalation of drug intake, punished drug…”
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Volitional social interaction prevents drug addiction in rat models by Venniro, Marco, Zhang, Michelle, Caprioli, Daniele, Hoots, Jennifer K., Golden, Sam A., Heins, Conor, Morales, Marisela, Epstein, David H., Shaham, Yavin

“…Addiction treatment has not been appreciably improved by neuroscientific research. One problem is that mechanistic studies using rodent models do not…”
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Overdose mortality rates for opioids and stimulant drugs are substantially higher in men than in women: state-level analysis by Butelman, Eduardo R, Huang, Yuefeng, Epstein, David H, Shaham, Yavin, Goldstein, Rita Z, Volkow, Nora D, Alia-Klein, Nelly

“…Drug overdoses from opioids and stimulants are a major cause of mortality in the United States. It is unclear if there are stable sex differences in overdose…”
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Compulsive addiction-like aggressive behavior in mice by Golden, Sam A, Heins, Conor, Venniro, Marco, Caprioli, Daniele, Zhang, Michelle, Epstein, David, Shaham, Yavin

“…Abstract Background Some people are highly motivated to seek aggressive encounters, and among those who have been incarcerated for such behavior, recidivism…”
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A Memory Retrieval-Extinction Procedure to Prevent Drug Craving and Relapse by Xue, Yan-Xue, Luo, Yi-Xiao, Wu, Ping, Shi, Hai-Shui, Xue, Li-Fen, Chen, Chen, Zhu, Wei-Li, Ding, Zeng-Bo, Bao, Yan-ping, Shi, Jie, Epstein, David H., Shaham, Yavin, Lu, Lin

“…Drug use and relapse involve learned associations between drug-associated environmental cues and drug effects. Extinction procedures in the clinic can suppress…”
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Incubation of Cue-Induced Cigarette Craving During Abstinence in Human Smokers by Bedi, Gillinder, Preston, Kenzie L, Epstein, David H, Heishman, Stephen J, Marrone, Gina F, Shaham, Yavin, de Wit, Harriet

“…Background Abstinent drug users remain at risk for relapse long after withdrawal subsides. Animal studies indicate that responses to drug-related cues not only…”
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Searching for a Signal: Self-Reported Kratom Dose-Effect Relationships Among a Sample of US Adults With Regular Kratom Use Histories by Smith, Kirsten E, Rogers, Jeffrey M, Dunn, Kelly E, Grundmann, Oliver, McCurdy, Christopher R, Schriefer, Destiny, Epstein, David H

“…There is limited understanding regarding kratom use among US adults. Although motivations for use are increasingly understood, typical kratom doses, threshold…”
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Kratom Use in the US: Both a Regional Phenomenon and a White Middle-Class Phenomenon? Evidence From NSDUH 2019 and an Online Convenience Sample by Rogers, Jeffrey M, Smith, Kirsten E, Strickland, Justin C, Epstein, David H

“…Kratom products available in the United States are becoming increasingly diverse both in terms of content and in terms of how they are marketed. Prior survey…”
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Using Machine Learning to Predict Treatment Adherence in Patients on Medication for Opioid Use Disorder by Burgess-Hull, Albert J., Brooks, Caleb, Epstein, David H., Gandhi, Devang, Oviedo, Enrique

“…Patients receiving medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) may continue using nonprescribed drugs or have trouble with medication adherence, and it is…”
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Nonfatal opioid overdoses before and after Covid-19: Regional variation in rates of change by Burgess-Hull, Albert J, Smith, Kirsten E, Panlilio, Leigh V, Schriefer, Destiny, Preston, Kenzie L, Alter, Aliese, Yeager, Christopher, Chizmar, Timothy, Delbridge, Ted, Zamore, Kenan, Beeson, Jeff, Epstein, David H

“…The Covid-19 pandemic and its accompanying public-health orders (PHOs) have led to (potentially countervailing) changes in various risk factors for overdose…”
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Real-time tracking of neighborhood surroundings and mood in urban drug misusers: Application of a new method to study behavior in its geographical context by Epstein, David H, Tyburski, Matthew, Craig, Ian M, Phillips, Karran A, Jobes, Michelle L, Vahabzadeh, Massoud, Mezghanni, Mustapha, Lin, Jia-Ling, Furr-Holden, C. Debra M, Preston, Kenzie L

“…Abstract Background Maladaptive behaviors may be more fully understood and efficiently prevented by ambulatory tools that assess people's ongoing experience in…”
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Examining the paradoxical effects of kratom: a narrative inquiry by Smith, Kirsten E, Feldman, Jeffrey D, Dunn, Kelly E, McCurdy, Christopher R, Weiss, Stephanie T, Grundmann, Oliver, Garcia-Romeu, Albert, Nichels, Janeen, Epstein, David H

“…Surveys and case reports have documented kratom use in the United States (US) for over a decade. However, those reports have generally not examined in depth…”
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Tailored, Interactive Text Messages for Enhancing Weight Loss Among African American Adults: The TRIMM Randomized Controlled Trial by Lin, Michael, BS, Mahmooth, Zayan, MSPH, Dedhia, Nicket, BA, Frutchey, Robin, MA, LCPC, Mercado, Catherine E., MD, Epstein, David H., PhD, Preston, Kenzie L., PhD, Gibbons, Michael C., MD, MPH, Bowie, Janice V., PhD, MPH, Labrique, Alain B., PhD, MHS, Cheskin, Lawrence J., MD

“…Abstract Background Helping patients control obesity remains a clinical challenge for internists, and African Americans experience obesity rates higher than…”
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Growing pains with kratom: experiences discussed in subreddits contrast with satisfaction expressed in surveys by Rogers, Jeffrey M, Colvin, Kayla, Epstein, David H, Grundmann, Oliver, McCurdy, Christopher R, Smith, Kirsten E

“…"Kratom" refers to an array of bioactive products derived from , a tree indigenous to Southeast Asia. Most kratom consumers report analgesic and stimulatory…”
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Effect of the CRF1-receptor antagonist pexacerfont on stress-induced eating and food craving by Epstein, David H., Kennedy, Ashley P., Furnari, Melody, Heilig, Markus, Shaham, Yavin, Phillips, Karran A., Preston, Kenzie L.

“…Rationale In rodents, antagonism of receptors for corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) blocks stress-induced reinstatement of drug or palatable food seeking…”
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Tobacco, cocaine, and heroin: Craving and use during daily life by Epstein, David H, Marrone, Gina F, Heishman, Stephen J, Schmittner, John, Preston, Kenzie L

“…Abstract Background Relationships among tobacco smoking, tobacco craving, and other drug use and craving may have treatment implications in polydrug-dependent…”
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Cheesecake-eating rats and the question of food addiction by Shaham, Yavin, Epstein, David H

“…Rats given extended access to high-fat high-sugar food show behavioral and physiological changes that are similar to those caused by drugs of abuse. However,…”
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Health Outcomes by Neighborhood (HON): Effects of Neighborhood, Social Instability, and Health Factors on 12-Month Trajectories of Substance-Use Disorder Symptoms by Moran, Landhing M., Panlilio, Leigh V., Hertzel, Sara K., Bertz, Jeremiah W., Tyburski, Matthew, Etter, John R., Epstein, David H., Preston, Kenzie L., Phillips, Karran A.

“…Previous studies have shown that environment and health can influence drug use trajectories and the effects of substance use disorder (SUD) treatments. We…”
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Prediction of stress and drug craving ninety minutes in the future with passively collected GPS data by Epstein, David H., Tyburski, Matthew, Kowalczyk, William J., Burgess-Hull, Albert J., Phillips, Karran A., Curtis, Brenda L., Preston, Kenzie L.

“…Just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs), typically smartphone apps, learn to deliver therapeutic content when users need it. The challenge is to “push”…”
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For Better or Worse: Self-reported Changes in Kratom and Other Substance Use as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic by Rogers, Jeffrey M, Smith, Kirsten E, Schriefer, Destiny, Epstein, David H

“…Background: Kratom is taken to self-treat pain and symptoms of psychiatric disorders, including substance-use disorders (SUDs) and opioid withdrawal. Before…”
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