Drug and Alcohol Dependence
September 1, 2017
Diana R Keith, Erik W. Gunderson, Margaret Haney et al.
Individuals who work nonstandard schedules, such as rotating or night shifts, are more susceptible to workplace injuries, performance decrements, and reduced productivity. This population is also almost twice as likely to use illicit drugs as individuals working a standard day shift. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of smoked marijuana on performance, mood, and sleep during...
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
March 11, 2015
Michael F. Weaver, John A. Hopper, Erik W. Gunderson
135 citations
Recent designer drugs, also known as "legal highs," include substituted cathinones (e.g., mephedrone, methylone, and methylenedioxypyrovalerone, often referred to as "bath salts"); synthetic cannabinoids (SCs; e.g., Spice); and synthetic hallucinogens (25I-NBOMe, or N-bomb). Compound availability has evolved rapidly to evade legal regulation and detection by routine drug testing. Young adults...
Psychopharmacology
June 30, 2011
M. Kirkpatrick, Erik W. Gunderson, Audrey Y. Perez et al.
119 citations
Despite their chemical similarities, methamphetamine and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) produce differing neurochemical and behavioral responses in animals. In humans, individual studies of methamphetamine and MDMA indicate that the drugs engender overlapping and divergent effects; there are only limited data comparing the two drugs in the same individuals. This study examined the...
Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior
September 2010
Carl L. Hart, Aaron B Ilan, Alan Gevins et al.
Previously, we reported that acute marijuana intoxication minimally affected complex cognitive performance of daily marijuana smokers. It is possible that the cognitive tests used were insensitive to marijuana-related cognitive effects. In the current study, electroencephalographic (EEG) signals were recorded as daily marijuana users performed additional tests of immediate working memory and...