Alleviation of opioid withdrawal by cannabis and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol: A systematic review of observational and experimental human studies
De Aquino J, Bahji A, Gómez O, Sofuoglu M. Alleviation of opioid withdrawal by cannabis and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol: A systematic review of observational and experimental human studies. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2022, 241: 109702. PMID: 36434879, PMCID: PMC9772106, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid withdrawalObservational studySystematic reviewDelta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol administrationPlacebo-controlled clinical trialCannabis useNon-opioid therapeuticsPotential of cannabinoidsDose of opioidsOpioid withdrawal symptomsOpioid use disorderNarrow therapeutic windowExperimental human studiesDose-dependent increaseMain psychoactive constituentPatient characteristicsWithdrawal symptomsClinical trialsPharmacological factorsStudy qualityTherapeutic windowTherapeutic benefitUse disordersHuman studiesAbuse liabilityEffect of progesterone administration in male and female smokers on nicotine withdrawal and neural response to smoking cues: role of progesterone conversion to allopregnanolone
Novick AM, Duffy KA, Johnson RL, Sammel MD, Cao W, Strasser AA, Sofuoglu M, Kuzma A, Loughead J, Morrow AL, Epperson CN. Effect of progesterone administration in male and female smokers on nicotine withdrawal and neural response to smoking cues: role of progesterone conversion to allopregnanolone. Biology Of Sex Differences 2022, 13: 60. PMID: 36274158, PMCID: PMC9590190, DOI: 10.1186/s13293-022-00472-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco use disorderProgesterone ratioConversion of progesteroneNicotine withdrawalSmoking cuesTherapeutic effectPlacebo-controlled crossover studySmoking-related outcomesNeural responsesSex-dependent effectsGreater therapeutic benefitDays of abstinenceCrossover studyFemale smokersProgesterone administrationNeurosteroid allopregnanoloneWithdrawal symptomsNicotine effectsWithdrawal severityAllopregnanoloneTherapeutic benefitUse disordersSmoking urgesProgesteroneProgesterone conversion