2021
The effect of varenicline on smoking and drinking outcomes among Black and White adults with alcohol use disorder and co-occurring cigarette smoking: A secondary analysis of two clinical trials
Haeny AM, Gueorguieva R, Montgomery L, Bold KW, Fucito LM, Wu R, Muvvala SB, Zweben A, O'Malley SS. The effect of varenicline on smoking and drinking outcomes among Black and White adults with alcohol use disorder and co-occurring cigarette smoking: A secondary analysis of two clinical trials. Addictive Behaviors 2021, 122: 106970. PMID: 34216871, PMCID: PMC9426655, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.106970.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of vareniclineAlcohol use disorderCigarette smokingClinical trialsUse disordersWhite adultsEfficacy of vareniclineNumber of drinksVareniclineSmokingPrimary analysisAlcohol treatmentSecondary analysisAlcohol useTrialsBlack participantsDrinking outcomesLinear mixed modelsAdultsWhite peopleWhite participantsMixed modelingCigarettesDisordersTreatment
2017
Using Sleep Interventions to Engage and Treat Heavy‐Drinking College Students: A Randomized Pilot Study
Fucito LM, DeMartini KS, Hanrahan TH, Yaggi HK, Heffern C, Redeker NS. Using Sleep Interventions to Engage and Treat Heavy‐Drinking College Students: A Randomized Pilot Study. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2017, 41: 798-809. PMID: 28118486, PMCID: PMC5378596, DOI: 10.1111/acer.13342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeavy-drinking college studentsAlcohol-related consequencesCollege studentsSleep interventionsGreater sleep improvementsBehavioral sleep interventionsHeavy drinking college studentsTreatment engagement strategiesHeavy-drinking studentsHigher alcohol consumption levelsSubsequent drinking outcomesWeb-based interventionSleep concernsEffective alcohol interventionsSleep treatmentsDrinking outcomesDrinking weekAlcohol interventionsSleep improvementImproved sleep qualitySleep contentControl conditionAlcohol consumption levelsAlcohol useRecruitment ads
2016
Nicotine Replacement Therapy Use Predicts Smoking and Drinking Outcomes among Heavy-Drinking Smokers Calling a Tobacco Quitline
Rojewski AM, Fucito LM, Baldassarri S, Hyland A, Cummings KM, Toll BA. Nicotine Replacement Therapy Use Predicts Smoking and Drinking Outcomes among Heavy-Drinking Smokers Calling a Tobacco Quitline. The Journal Of Smoking Cessation 2016, 12: 99-104. PMID: 35082926, PMCID: PMC8788683, DOI: 10.1017/jsc.2016.12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNicotine replacement therapyHeavy drinking daysDrinking daysNRT useFree nicotine replacement therapyNicotine replacement therapy useHeavy drinking smokersState Smokers' QuitlineTobacco counsellingTherapy useCessation assistanceSmoking statusReplacement therapyTobacco quitlineSmoking abstinenceHazardous drinkersSmokersQuitlineHeavy drinkingSuboptimal useDrinking outcomesAbstinenceDaysCounsellingSignificant barriers
2015
Predictors of Abstinence From Heavy Drinking During Follow-Up in COMBINE.
Gueorguieva R, Wu R, Fucito LM, O'Malley SS. Predictors of Abstinence From Heavy Drinking During Follow-Up in COMBINE. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2015, 76: 935-41. PMID: 26562602, PMCID: PMC4712662, DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2015.76.935.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term outcomesBetter long-term outcomesBetter clinical outcomesDrinking outcomesHeavy drinking daysLogistic regression analysisStrongest predictorLogistic regression modelsPredictors of abstinenceFair classification accuracyPatient characteristicsClinical outcomesTerm outcomesCombined PharmacotherapiesClinical trialsBaseline predictorsTreatment outcomesTreatment phaseOptimizing outcomesDrinking daysBetter outcomesAlcohol Dependence (COMBINE) StudyBehavioral interventionsHeavy drinkingAlternative interventions
2012
Cigarette Smoking Predicts Differential Benefit from Naltrexone for Alcohol Dependence
Fucito LM, Park A, Gulliver SB, Mattson ME, Gueorguieva RV, O'Malley SS. Cigarette Smoking Predicts Differential Benefit from Naltrexone for Alcohol Dependence. Biological Psychiatry 2012, 72: 832-838. PMID: 22541040, PMCID: PMC3410039, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCigarette smokingAlcohol dependenceBehavioral interventionsAlcohol-dependent smokersCombination of medicationsBaseline demographic differencesPoor treatment outcomesPoor treatment responseDrinking outcomesBetter drinking outcomesSevere alcohol dependenceAlcohol-dependent individualsCigarette intakeAlcohol use outcomesMedical managementPharmacological treatmentTreatment outcomesTreatment responseSmokingSmokersCOMBINE StudyAlcoholism typologyDrinking-related variablesTreatment assignmentNonsmokers