W B Pickworth

Summary

Affiliation: National Institutes of Health
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The effect of filter vent blocking and smoking topography on carbon monoxide levels in smokers
    Andrew A Strasser
    Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, 3535 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    Pharmacol Biochem Behav 82:320-9. 2005
  2. ncbi EEG effects of conventional and denicotinized cigarettes in a spaced smoking paradigm
    Wallace B Pickworth
    NIDA, Intramural Research Program, 5500 Nathan Shock Drive, P O Box 5180, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
    Brain Cogn 53:75-81. 2003
  3. ncbi A laboratory study of hydromorphone and cyclazocine on smoking behavior in residential polydrug users
    Wallace B Pickworth
    National Institute on Drug Abuse NIDA, Intramural Research Program, Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Branch, 5500 Nathan Shock Drive, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
    Pharmacol Biochem Behav 77:711-5. 2004
  4. ncbi Sensory and physiologic effects of menthol and non-menthol cigarettes with differing nicotine delivery
    Wallace B Pickworth
    Clinical Pharmacology Branch, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, Addiction Research Center, National Institutes of Health, PO Box 5180, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
    Pharmacol Biochem Behav 71:55-61. 2002
  5. ncbi Pharmacodynamic effects of new de-nicotinized cigarettes
    W B Pickworth
    Division of Intramural Research, Addiction Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
    Nicotine Tob Res 1:357-64. 1999
  6. ncbi Effects of abused drugs on psychomotor performance
    W B Pickworth
    Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
    Exp Clin Psychopharmacol 5:235-41. 1997
  7. ncbi Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of moist snuff in humans
    R V Fant
    National Institute on Drug Abuse, Division of Intramural Research, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Tob Control 8:387-92. 1999
  8. ncbi Endocrine effects of nicotine administration, tobacco and other drug withdrawal in humans
    W B Pickworth
    National Institute on Drug Abuse, Addiction Research Center, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
    Psychoneuroendocrinology 23:131-41. 1998
  9. ncbi Inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis and effects of ethanol and pentobarbital in humans
    W B Pickworth
    National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, Addiction Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
    J Pharmacol Exp Ther 283:274-80. 1997
  10. ncbi Cyclazocine: comparison to hydromorphone and interaction with cocaine
    K L Preston
    National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
    Behav Pharmacol 15:91-102. 2004

Detail Information

Publications34

  1. ncbi The effect of filter vent blocking and smoking topography on carbon monoxide levels in smokers
    Andrew A Strasser
    Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, 3535 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    Pharmacol Biochem Behav 82:320-9. 2005
    ..When participants do not switch brands within a session, smoking topography measures are predictive of CO boost...
  2. ncbi EEG effects of conventional and denicotinized cigarettes in a spaced smoking paradigm
    Wallace B Pickworth
    NIDA, Intramural Research Program, 5500 Nathan Shock Drive, P O Box 5180, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
    Brain Cogn 53:75-81. 2003
    ..The results indicate that nicotine delivery, recentness and the process of smoking importantly influence the EEG; other, non-nicotine components of tobacco smoke may also exert EEG effects...
  3. ncbi A laboratory study of hydromorphone and cyclazocine on smoking behavior in residential polydrug users
    Wallace B Pickworth
    National Institute on Drug Abuse NIDA, Intramural Research Program, Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Branch, 5500 Nathan Shock Drive, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
    Pharmacol Biochem Behav 77:711-5. 2004
    ..4 mg) reduced exhaled carbon monoxide (CO) boost, a measure of smoke exposure. Further studies of the effects of kappa opioid agonists on smoking behavior may lead to a better understanding of the role of opiates in smoking behavior...
  4. ncbi Sensory and physiologic effects of menthol and non-menthol cigarettes with differing nicotine delivery
    Wallace B Pickworth
    Clinical Pharmacology Branch, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, Addiction Research Center, National Institutes of Health, PO Box 5180, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
    Pharmacol Biochem Behav 71:55-61. 2002
    ..These results illustrate the importance of threshold levels of nicotine on subjective responses to cigarette smoking...
  5. ncbi Pharmacodynamic effects of new de-nicotinized cigarettes
    W B Pickworth
    Division of Intramural Research, Addiction Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
    Nicotine Tob Res 1:357-64. 1999
    ..The de-nicotinized cigarettes may prove useful in evaluating effects of smoking independent of the delivery of nicotine...
  6. ncbi Effects of abused drugs on psychomotor performance
    W B Pickworth
    Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
    Exp Clin Psychopharmacol 5:235-41. 1997
    ..Results illustrate differences among drugs in producing performance impairment at doses that cause subjective effects. Increasing cognitive requirements uncovered performance impairment at lower doses...
  7. ncbi Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of moist snuff in humans
    R V Fant
    National Institute on Drug Abuse, Division of Intramural Research, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Tob Control 8:387-92. 1999
    ..The subjects remained in the experimental laboratory for an additional 60 minutes...
  8. ncbi Endocrine effects of nicotine administration, tobacco and other drug withdrawal in humans
    W B Pickworth
    National Institute on Drug Abuse, Addiction Research Center, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
    Psychoneuroendocrinology 23:131-41. 1998
    ..The results indicated tobacco cessation caused small and transient effects on plasma hormone levels which were not significantly influenced by nicotine replacement and were not related to other signs of withdrawal...
  9. ncbi Inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis and effects of ethanol and pentobarbital in humans
    W B Pickworth
    National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, Addiction Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
    J Pharmacol Exp Ther 283:274-80. 1997
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  10. ncbi Cyclazocine: comparison to hydromorphone and interaction with cocaine
    K L Preston
    National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
    Behav Pharmacol 15:91-102. 2004
    ..This study is suggestive but not strongly supportive for the use of kappa-opiate drugs to diminish acute effects of cocaine administration or for the use of these kappa agonists in drug abuse treatment applications...
  11. ncbi Pupillometry in the detection of concomitant drug use in opioid-maintained patients
    R Murillo
    National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
    Methods Find Exp Clin Pharmacol 26:271-5. 2004
    ..These preliminary results suggest that pupillometry may be useful to verify concomitant drug use in a methadone-maintained population. Successful implementation of the methodology could reduce costly and intrusive urine testing...
  12. ncbi Comparison of the nicotine content of tobacco used in bidis and conventional cigarettes
    J L Malson
    National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Tob Control 10:181-3. 2001
    ..Therefore, it is logical to presume that bidi smokers are at risk of becoming nicotine dependent. These findings belief a popular belief among US teens that bidis are a safe alternative to commercial cigarettes...
  13. ncbi Clove cigarette smoking: biochemical, physiological, and subjective effects
    Jennifer L Malson
    National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, 5500 Nathan Shock Drive, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
    Pharmacol Biochem Behav 74:739-45. 2003
    ..Taste satisfaction, aromatic odor, and novelty may contribute to their appeal to young smokers...
  14. ncbi Reliability and validity of a Short Form of the Tobacco Craving Questionnaire
    Stephen J Heishman
    Nicotine Psychopharmacology Unit, Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Branch, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
    Nicotine Tob Res 10:643-51. 2008
    ..Test-retest correlation coefficients were also similar to those found in a previous study. These findings suggest that the TCQ-SF is as valid and reliable as the 47-item TCQ in measuring tobacco craving...
  15. ncbi Smoking topography predicts abstinence following treatment with nicotine replacement therapy
    Andrew A Strasser
    Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center, University of Pennsylvania, 3535 Market Street, Suite 4100, Philadelphia, PA 19104 3309, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 13:1800-4. 2004
    ..A secondary objective was to determine the relationship of smoking topography to carbon monoxide (CO) exposure...
  16. ncbi Effects of different nicotine replacement therapies on postcessation psychological responses
    Andrew A Strasser
    Tobacco Use Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, 3535 Market Street, Suite 4100, Philadelphia, PA 19140 3309, USA
    Addict Behav 30:9-17. 2005
    ..These findings indicate that, although TN may enhance positive affect for smokers in treatment compared with NS, only changes in negative affect predict treatment outcome...
  17. ncbi Safety and efficacy of the nicotine patch and gum for the treatment of adolescent tobacco addiction
    Eric T Moolchan
    Teen Tobacco Addiction Research Clinic, Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Research Branch, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, 5500 Nathan Shock Dr, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
    Pediatrics 115:e407-14. 2005
    ..To determine the safety and efficacy of the nicotine patch and gum for adolescents who want to quit smoking...
  18. ncbi Placebo cigarettes in a spaced smoking paradigm
    Nicole C Eid
    National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Pharmacol Biochem Behav 81:158-64. 2005
    ..However, the nicotine yield of the cigarette did not influence these patterns. It is concluded that acute tobacco cravings can be repeatedly diminished with cigarettes that do not deliver nicotine...
  19. ncbi Smoking rates and topography predict adolescent smoking cessation following treatment with nicotine replacement therapy
    Frederick H Franken
    Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15:154-7. 2006
    ..If confirmed in a larger sample, our findings suggest that puff topography, and possibly CPD, might predict cessation outcome better than Fagerström scores in adolescent smokers...
  20. ncbi Gender differences in acute tobacco withdrawal: effects on subjective, cognitive, and physiological measures
    Adam M Leventhal
    Department of Behavioral Science, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, TX, USA
    Exp Clin Psychopharmacol 15:21-36. 2007
    ..10). These findings suggest that there are qualitative gender differences in the acute tobacco withdrawal syndrome that may underlie gender-specific smoking patterns...
  21. ncbi Predictors of smoking development in a population-based sample of adolescents: a prospective study
    Marianne B M van den Bree
    University of Wales, College of Medicine, Division of Psychological Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, Wales, United Kingdom
    J Adolesc Health 35:172-81. 2004
    ..CONCLUSIONS: These findings may direct efforts for prevention and intervention of adolescent smoking behavior and may also provide guidance for future studies...
  22. ncbi Nicotine delivery from smoking bidis and an additive-free cigarette
    Jennifer L Malson
    Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
    Nicotine Tob Res 4:485-90. 2002
    ..These results do not support an emerging belief that bidi cigarettes are safer than conventional brands...
  23. ncbi Bidis--hand-rolled, Indian cigarettes: effects on physiological, biochemical and subjective measures
    Jennifer L Malson
    The College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Pharmacol Biochem Behav 72:443-7. 2002
    ..Our results do not support the belief that bidis are a safe alternative to conventional cigarettes. Furthermore, bidi smoking, like conventional cigarette smoking, may lead to nicotine dependence...
  24. ncbi Olanzapine attenuates cue-elicited craving for tobacco
    Kent E Hutchison
    Department of Psychology, University of Colorado, Campus Box 345, Boulder, CO, 80309 0345, USA
    Psychopharmacology (Berl) 175:407-13. 2004
    ..Imaging, and pharmacological studies have supported a role for dopaminergic structures in cue-elicited craving for tobacco...
  25. ncbi Quantitative comparisons between a nicotine delivery device (Eclipse) and conventional cigarette smoking
    Eun M Lee
    National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Nicotine Tob Res 6:95-102. 2004
    ..The findings further validate the use of a topography device as an effective instrument to quantify smoke exposure...
  26. ncbi Eclipse can deliver crack cocaine
    Stacey L Steckley
    Nicotine Tob Res 4:S189-90. 2002
  27. ncbi Smoking topography: reliability and validity in dependent smokers
    Eun M Lee
    National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore MD 21224, USA
    Nicotine Tob Res 5:673-9. 2003
    ..Overall, the data from these two small-sample studies suggest that smoking topography provides a valid and reliable index of conventional smoking and an indirect measure of smoke exposure...
  28. ncbi Associations between Cloninger's temperament dimensions and acute tobacco withdrawal
    Adam M Leventhal
    Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Box G S121, Providence, RI 02912, USA
    Addict Behav 32:2976-89. 2007
    ..Smokers with different temperaments display different patterns of acute tobacco withdrawal, and may benefit from treatments matched to their particular abstinence profile...
  29. ncbi New lower nicotine cigarettes can produce compensatory smoking and increased carbon monoxide exposure
    Andrew A Strasser
    Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center, University of Pennsylvania, 3535 Market Street, Suite 4100, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
    Drug Alcohol Depend 86:294-300. 2007
    ..Although marketed as a PREP, increases in CO boost suggest this product can potentially be a harm-increasing product...
  30. ncbi Cigarette smoking and cervical cancer: Part II: a geographic variability study
    Stacey L Steckley
    The Intramural Research Program (Addiction Research Center, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, 5500 Nathan Shock Drive, MD, Baltimore, USA
    Biomed Pharmacother 57:78-83. 2003
    ..It appears that smoking may play a prominent role in cervical cancer in developing countries, but less of a role in other countries...
  31. ncbi History of marijuana use and tobacco smoking topography in tobacco-dependent adolescents
    A Thiri Aung
    Clinical Pharmacology and Treatment Research Branch, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, 5500 Nathan Shock Drive, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
    Addict Behav 29:699-706. 2004
    ..Our findings in adolescent smokers are consistent with results from adult studies in which history of MJ smoking was not associated with changes in tobacco smoking topography...
  32. ncbi Risk factors predicting changes in marijuana involvement in teenagers
    Marianne B M van den Bree
    Division of Psychological Medicine, College of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales
    Arch Gen Psychiatry 62:311-9. 2005
    ..Prevention and/or intervention efforts should focus on these areas of risk...
  33. ncbi Effects of cigarette nicotine content and smoking pace on subsequent craving and smoking
    Jesse Dallery
    Department of Psychology, University of Florida, P O Box 112250, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
    Psychopharmacology (Berl) 165:172-80. 2003
    ..Rapid smoking procedures and denicotinized cigarettes can be used to further disentangle these factors, and to explore the relationship between craving and smoking...
  34. ncbi Smoking topography and trajectory of asthmatic adolescents requesting cessation treatment
    Darin M Zimmerman
    Teen Tobacco Addiction Treatment Research Clinic, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
    Prev Med 39:940-2. 2004
    ..These findings highlight the need for more effective health counseling of asthmatic youth regarding the physical and behavioral effects of smoking...