A tale of two stimulants: Mentholated cigarettes may play a role in cocaine, but not methamphetamine, dependence

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 845-851

  Winhusen, Theresa M ^a   Adinoff, Bryon ^b,c   Lewis, Daniel F ^a   Brigham, Gregory S ^a,d   Gardin II, John G ^e   Sonne, Susan C ^f   Theobald, Jeff ^a   Ghitza, Udi ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VA NORTH TEXAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d Maryhaven   (United States)

^e ADAPT   (United States)

^f MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cigarettes; Cocaine dependence; Menthol; Methamphetamine dependence

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; CARBON MONOXIDE; NICOTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTHOLATED CIGARETTE; METHAMPHETAMINE DEPENDENCE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

CIGARETTES; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; MENTHOL; METHAMPHETAMINE DEPENDENCE;

ADULT; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTHOL; PREVALENCE; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888431374     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.09.002     Document Type: Article

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