2024
From taboo to treatment: The emergence of psychedelics in the management of pain and opioid use disorder
Weleff J, Nunes J, Costa G, Sofuoglu M, MacLean R, De Aquino J. From taboo to treatment: The emergence of psychedelics in the management of pain and opioid use disorder. British Journal Of Clinical Pharmacology 2024 PMID: 38627909, PMCID: PMC11480258, DOI: 10.1111/bcp.16045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderChronic painLong-term opioid therapyManagement of chronic painPain management alternativeOpioid-induced analgesiaInnovative treatment optionsManagement of painReverse painCentral sensitizationOpioid therapyPain controlTreatment optionsClinical challengeClinical trialsPainPotential therapeutic applicationsPain experiencePotential of psychedelicsNovel therapeuticsHuman evidenceOpioid crisisNeurobiological substratesOpioidExploration of novel therapeutics
2022
Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Effects on Smoking: a Review and Proof of Concept of Sex-Sensitive Effects
DeVito E, Sofuoglu M. Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Effects on Smoking: a Review and Proof of Concept of Sex-Sensitive Effects. Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports 2022, 9: 113-123. PMID: 36644316, PMCID: PMC9838826, DOI: 10.1007/s40473-022-00251-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmoking behaviorPreliminary dataHuman laboratory studiesCigarette smoking behaviorShort-term abstinenceNicotine administrationSmoking cessationTreatment optionsWithdrawal symptomsCessation outcomesPharmacogenetic effectsOvernight abstinenceMet carriersSmoking urgesActivity genotypeReviewThis articleSymptomsCOMT geneSex differencesAbstinenceFunctional variantsSmokingCigarettesAdministrationIndividuals