Reactivity to laboratory stress provocation predicts relapse to cocaine

SE Back, K Hartwell, SM DeSantis, M Saladin… - Drug and alcohol …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Cocaine dependence is a chronic relapsing disorder characterized by
periods of abstinence and high rates of return to drug using behavior. Elevated levels of …

Stress-induced cocaine craving and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal responses are predictive of cocaine relapse outcomes

R Sinha, M Garcia, P Paliwal, MJ Kreek… - Archives of general …, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
Background Cocaine dependence is associated with high rates of relapse. Stress and drug
cue exposure are known to increase cocaine craving and stress arousal, but the association …

Elevated cortisol and learning and memory deficits in cocaine dependent individuals: relationship to relapse outcomes

HC Fox, ED Jackson, R Sinha - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Cocaine dependence is characterized by stress system dysregulation,
including elevated cortisol activity, emotional negativity, and behavioral disinhibition. High …

Stress in the daily lives of cocaine and heroin users: relationship to mood, craving, relapse triggers, and cocaine use

KL Preston, DH Epstein - Psychopharmacology, 2011 - Springer
Rationale Quantitative real-time data on the stress experienced by drug misusers in their
daily lives may provide additional insight into stress's role in drug use. Objective The …

Psychosocial stress and the duration of cocaine use in non‐treatment seeking individuals with cocaine dependence

KH Karlsgodt, SE Lukas, I Elman - The American journal of drug …, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study was to explore a potential link between psychosocial stress and
cocaine dependence among 36 non–treatment‐seeking individuals enrolled in a brain …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced sensitivity to stress and drug/alcohol craving in abstinent cocaine-dependent individuals compared to social drinkers

HC Fox, KIA Hong, K Siedlarz, R Sinha - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2008 - nature.com
Chronic exposure to cocaine is associated with neuroadaptions in stress and reward circuits
that may increase susceptibility to relapse. We examined whether there are alterations in …

Frequency of recent cocaine and alcohol use affects drug craving and associated responses to stress and drug-related cues

HC Fox, M Talih, R Malison, GM Anderson… - …, 2005 - Elsevier
RATIONALE: Stress is known to increase drug craving, associated physiological arousal
and risk of relapse in drug dependent individuals. However, it is unclear whether these …

Stress-induced craving and stress response in cocaine dependent individuals

R Sinha, D Catapano, S O'Malley - Psychopharmacology, 1999 - Springer
Two laboratory studies were conducted to examine the effects of acute psychological stress
on craving and stress reactivity in cocaine abusers. In the first preliminary study, we …

Daily stressor sensitivity, abuse effects, and cocaine use in cocaine dependence

AE Waldrop, SE Back, KT Brady, HP Upadhyaya… - Addictive …, 2007 - Elsevier
This study highlights respondent sensitivity to daily hassles as it relates to situational
cocaine use and perceived long-term effects of adverse events in childhood. Data were …

Stressor-and corticotropin releasing factor-induced reinstatement and active stress-related behavioral responses are augmented following long-access cocaine self …

JR Mantsch, DA Baker, DM Francis, ES Katz… - …, 2008 - Springer
Rationale Stressful events during periods of drug abstinence likely contribute to relapse in
cocaine-dependent individuals. Excessive cocaine use may increase susceptibility to …