The use of legal and illegal psychoactive substances is an issue of major concern in our society. Although nicotine dependence, as well as concomitant use of nicotine and other drugs, is highly prevalent, particularly in treatment seeking substance abusers, the potential interactions of nicotine and other substances are not understood. This study is designed to examine the potential interactive effects of acute nicotine administration and chronic alcohol and/or stimulant abuse on brain electrophysiology in detoxified/abstinent substance abusers and community controls. Disentangling the interactive effects of these substances will lead to a better understanding of addictive processes and behavioral outcomes.
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| Ceballos, Natalie A (2006) Tobacco use, alcohol dependence, and cognitive performance. J Gen Psychol 133:375-88 |
| Ceballos, Natalie A; Tivis, Rick; Lawton-Craddock, Andrea et al. (2005) Visual-spatial attention in alcoholics and illicit stimulant abusers: effects of nicotine replacement. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 29:97-107 |
| Ceballos, Natalie A; Nixon, Sara Jo; Phillips, Julia A et al. (2003) Semantic processing in alcoholics with and without antisocial symptomatology. J Stud Alcohol 64:286-91 |
| Ceballos, Natalie A; Nixon, Sara Jo; Tivis, Rick (2003) Substance abuse-related P300 differences in response to an implicit memory task. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 27:157-64 |
