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Babak Tofighi

3 papers in the library · 1 citation · publishing 0-2026

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The intersection between psychedelics and schizophrenia spectrum disorders: Reevaluating risk and therapeutic potential.

Journal of Psychopharmacology June 25, 2026 Pavan S Brar, Rebecca B Price, Stephen Ross et al.

In the past decade, interest in studying psychedelic compounds as potential therapeutic agents has resurged. These studies carefully exclude individuals at risk for developing psychotic symptoms in response to psychedelic use. Given the potential for psychedelics to be established as treatments in psychiatry, it is important to more robustly understand their link with psychosis and...

Internet highs--seizures after consumption of synthetic cannabinoids purchased online.

Journal of Addiction Medicine September 2012 Babak Tofighi, Joshua D Lee

Since 2004, a new wave of synthetic cannabinoids (SCs) known as "Spice drugs" has come under scrutiny because of their suspected link to neurological and psychiatric sequelae. These "herbal incense" or "potpourri blends" have gained popularity as a result of being more potent than natural cannabinoids, are not detected with current screening tests, and are easily modified by manufacturers to...

Patient Perceptions of Integrating Meditation-based Interventions in Office-based Opioid Treatment with Buprenorphine: A Mixed-methods Survey.

Journal of Addiction Medicine Babak Tofighi, Christina Marini, Joshua D Lee et al. 1 citation

Recent findings support the provision of meditation-based interventions (MBIs) in primary care. However, the acceptability of MBI among patients prescribed medications for opioid use disorder (eg, buprenorphine) in primary care remains unclear. This study assessed experiences and preferences for adopting MBI among patients prescribed buprenorphine in office-based opioid treatment (OBOT). This...