Nadia Chaudhri worked with us as a graduate student in the Center for Neuroscience at the
University of Pittsburgh from 1999 until she earned her PhD in 2005, a time that coincided …

The significant heterogeneity in smoking behavior among smokers, coupled with the
inconsistent efficacy of approved smoking cessation therapies, supports the presence of …

Introduction Using yoked animals as the control when monitoring operant drug-self-
administration is considered the golden standard. However, instrumental learning per se …

Relapse is common amongst smokers attempting to quit and tobacco cue-induced craving is
an important relapse mechanism. Preclinical studies commonly use cue-induced …

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death worldwide, with< 7% of smoking
cessation attempts being met with success. Nicotine, the main addictive agent in cigarettes …

Bupropion and varenicline are widely prescribed pharmacological treatments for smoking
cessation. These treatments are only marginally effective in clinical populations but most …

The significant heterogeneity in smoking behavior among smokers, coupled with the
inconsistent efficacy of approved smoking cessation therapies, supports the presence of …

A major aim of addiction research is the understanding of the pathophysiological profile of
relapse risk and the development of treatments for relapse prevention. Exposure to drug …

Background Smokers vary in their motives for tobacco seeking, suggesting that they could
benefit from personalized treatments. However, these variations have received little attention …