2017
Progesterone for smoking relapse prevention following delivery: A pilot, randomized, double-blind study
Forray A, Gilstad-Hayden K, Suppies C, Bogen D, Sofuoglu M, Yonkers KA. Progesterone for smoking relapse prevention following delivery: A pilot, randomized, double-blind study. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2017, 86: 96-103. PMID: 28926762, PMCID: PMC5659923, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-pregnancy smokingSmoking levelsWeek 8Progesterone levelsPlacebo-controlled pilot trialDouble-blind studyOral micronized progesteroneSerious adverse eventsWeeks of gestationMain outcome measuresHalf of womenEndogenous progesterone levelsRelapse prevention strategiesCurrent pilot studyPreliminary findingsPostpartum smokersMicronized progesteronePlacebo groupProgesterone groupProgesterone replacementEligible womenSecondary outcomesAdverse eventsPoint prevalencePostpartum women
2014
Addressing the Evidence for FDA Nicotine Replacement Therapy Label Changes: A Policy Statement of the Association for the Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence and the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
Fucito LM, Bars MP, Forray A, Rojewski AM, Shiffman S, Selby P, West R, Foulds J, Toll BA, Networks W. Addressing the Evidence for FDA Nicotine Replacement Therapy Label Changes: A Policy Statement of the Association for the Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence and the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2014, 16: 909-914. PMID: 24919399, PMCID: PMC6281057, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntu087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuit attemptsQuit dateSmoking reductionEffective smoking cessation interventionsSubstantial public health burdenAid smoking cessationNicotine patch useSmoking cessation interventionPublic health burdenShort-acting formsNRT formulationsNRT medicationsRecalcitrant smokersNicotine patchCessation interventionsCigarette smokingSmoking cessationHealth burdenProvider consultationTobacco useDrug AdministrationRelapse preventionSmokersLabeling changesMonths
2013
Perinatal smoking and depression in women with concurrent substance use
Forray A, Gotman N, Kershaw T, Yonkers KA. Perinatal smoking and depression in women with concurrent substance use. Addictive Behaviors 2013, 39: 749-756. PMID: 24447885, PMCID: PMC3944019, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant womenConcurrent substance useSubstance usePre-pregnancy smokersSignificant depressive symptomsWeeks of pregnancyMini Neuropsychiatric InterviewDiagnosis of depressionImpact of depressionCourse of smokingNon-depressed groupLinear mixed effects regressionSubstance abuse treatmentPerinatal smokingSmoking postpartumBaseline cohortNeuropsychiatric InterviewMixed effects regressionDepressive symptomsSmokingSmoking behaviorDepressive symptomatologyAbuse treatmentPregnancyPostpartum