Nicotine withdrawal is associated with deficits in neurocognitive function including sustained
attention, working memory, and response inhibition. Several convergent lines of evidence …

Outcomes of bariatric surgery, while frequently impressive, are not universal and vary between
patients and across surgical procedures. Between 20% and 30% of patients experience …

Increased preference for immediate over delayed rewards and for risky over certain rewards
has been associated with unhealthy behavioral choices. Motivated by evidence that …

Background People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) smoke tobacco at higher rates and have
more difficulty quitting than the general population, which contributes to significant life-years …

… Rebecca Ashare helped to conceptualize the present study, led the data analysis and
codrafted the manuscript. Morgan Thompson oversaw data collection. David Metzger helped with …

Background The ability to exert self-control over temptation is a fundamental component of
smoking behavior change. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of the dorsolateral …

Prescription opioids are used for managing pain in persons with cancer, however, there are
socioeconomic and racial disparities in medication access. Cannabis is increasingly used …

Stress and prefrontal cognitive dysfunction have key roles in driving smoking; however, there
are no therapeutics for smoking cessation that attenuate the effects of stress on smoking …

Background: As part of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, the US
Food and Drug Administration charged the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee …

Rationale Long-term smoking can lead to changes in autonomic function, including decreased
vagal tone and altered stress responses. One index of the inability to adapt to stress may …