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This page lists recommended readings covering aspects of addiction from academic sources. The readings are compiled from a list put together by Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Dr. Hannah Carlson.
| Topic | Reading |
| Neurons and Synapses | 1. Hodgkin, A. L., & Huxley, A. F. (1939). Action potentials recorded from inside a nerve fibre. Nature, 144 (3651), 710–11. |
| 2. Bullock, T. H., & Hagiwara, S. (1957). Intracellular recording from the giant synapse of the squid. Journal of General Physiology, 40(4), 565–577. | |
| Neurotransmitters and Receptors | 1. Pytliak M, Vargová V, Mechírová V, Felšöci M. (2011). Serotonin receptors - from molecular biology to clinical applications. Physiological Research 60(1),15-25. https://doi.org/10.33549/physiolres.931903. |
| 2. Rapport, M. M., Green, A. A., & Page, I. H. (1948). Serum vasoconstrictor, serotonin; isolation and characterization. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 176(3), 1243–1251. | |
| Pharmacokinetics | 1. Thomasson, H. R., Edenberg, H. J., Crabb, D. W., Mai, X. L., Jerome, R. E., Li, T. K., Wang, S. P., Lin, Y. T., Lu, R. B., & Yin, S. J. (1991). Alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenase genotypes and alcoholism in Chinese men. American Journal of Human Genetics, 48(4), 677–681. |
| 2. Allain F., Minogianis E.A., Roberts D.C., & Samaha A.N. (2015). How fast and how often: The pharmacokinetics of drug use are decisive in addiction. Neuroscience Biobehavioral Review, 56,166-79. | |
| Pharmacodynamics | 1.González-Maeso, J., Weisstaub, N. V., Zhou, M., Chan, P., Ivic, L., Ang, R., Lira, A., Bradley-Moore, M., Ge, Y., Zhou, Q., Sealfon, S. C., & Gingrich, J. A. (2007). Hallucinogens recruit specific cortical 5-HT(2A) receptor-mediated signaling pathways to affect behavior. Neuron, 53(3), 439–452. |
| 2. van Rossum, J. M, van der Schoot, J. B., & Hurkmans, J. A. T. M. (1962). Mechanism of Action of Cocaine and Amphetamine in the Brain.” Experientia, 18(5), 229–31. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02148316. | |
| Drug Effects | 1. Wang, G. J., Wiers, C. E., Shumay, E., Tomasi, D., Yuan, K., Wong, C. T., Logan, J.. Fowler, J. S., & Volkow, N. D. (2019). Expectation effects on brain dopamine responses to methylphenidate in cocaine use disorder. Translational Psychiatry 9, 93. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-019-0421-x. |
| 2. Davis, A. K., Barrett, F. S., & Griffiths, R. R. (2020). Psychological flexibility mediates the relations between acute psychedelic effects and subjective decreases in depression and anxiety. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 15, 39–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2019.11.004 | |
| Behavioral Pharmacology | 1. Dews P. B. (1955). Studies on behavior. I. Differential sensitivity to pentobarbital of pecking performance in pigeons depending on the schedule of reward. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 113(4), 393–401. |
| 2. Sannerud, C.A. & Young, A.M. (1986). Modification of morphine tolerance by behavioral variables. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 237(1), 75-81. | |
| A brief history of substance use | 1. Dudley, R., & Maro, A. (2021). Human evolution and dietary ethanol. Nutrients, 13(7), 2419. |
| 2. George, D. R., Hanson, R., Wilkinson, D., & Garcia-Romeu, A. (2022). Ancient roots of today's emerging renaissance in psychedelic medicine. Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry, 46(4), 890–903. | |
| Cocaine | 1. Smith, M. A., Armas, S. P., Camp, J. D., & Carlson, H. N. (2024). The positive reinforcing effects of cocaine and opposite-sex social contact: roles of biological sex and estrus. Psychopharmacology, http://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-024-06648-z. |
| 2. Milella, M. S., Fotros, A., Gravel, P., Casey, K. F., Larcher, K., Verhaeghe, J. A., Cox, S. M., Reader, A. J., Dagher, A., Benkelfat, C., & Leyton, M. (2016). Cocaine cue-induced dopamine release in the human prefrontal cortex. Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience, 41(5), 322–330. | |
| Amphetamine | 1. Yates, J. R., Marusich, J. A., Gipson, C. D., Beckmann, J. S., & Bardo, M. T. (2012). High impulsivity in rats predicts amphetamine conditioned place preference. Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior, 100(3), 370–376. |
| 2. Childs, E., & de Wit, H. (2009). Amphetamine-induced place preference in humans. Biological Psychiatry, 65(10), 900–904. | |
| Nicotine | 1. Donny, E. C., Denlinger, R. L., Tidey, J. W., Koopmeiners, J. S., Benowitz, N. L., Vandrey, R. G., ... & Hatsukami, D. K. (2015) Randomized trial of reduced-nicotine standards for cigarettes. New England Journal of Medicine, 373(14), 1340-1349. |
| 2. Igari, M., Alexander, J. C., Ji, Y., Qi, X., Papke, R. L., & Bruijnzeel, A. W. (2014). Varenicline and cytisine diminish the dysphoric-like state associated with spontaneous nicotine withdrawal in rats. Neuropsychopharmacology, 39(2), 455–465. | |
| Alcohol | 1. Spoelder, M., Hesseling, P., Baars, A. M., Lozeman-van 't Klooster, J. G., Rotte, M. D., Vanderschuren, L. J., & Lesscher, H. M. (2015). Individual variation in alcohol intake predicts reinforcement, motivation, and compulsive alcohol use in rats. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 39(12), 2427–2437. |
| 2. Ewing, S. W. F., Sakhardande, A., & Blakemore, S. J. (2014) The effect of alcohol consumption on the adolescent brain: A systematic review of MRI and fMRI studies of alcohol-using youth. NeuroImage: Clinical, 5, 420-437. | |
| Caffeine | 1. Mills, L., Lee, J. C., Boakes, R., & Colagiuri, B. (2023). Reduction in caffeine withdrawal after open-label decaffeinated coffee. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 37(2), 181–191. |
| 2. Silva, C. G., Métin, C., Fazeli, W., Machado, N. J., Darmopil, S., Launay, P. S., Ghestem, A., Nesa, M. P., Bassot, E., Szabó, E., Baqi, Y., Müller, C. E., Tomé, A. R., Ivanov, A., Isbrandt, D., Zilberter, Y., Cunha, R. A., Esclapez, M., & Bernard, C. (2013). Adenosine receptor antagonists including caffeine alter fetal brain development in mice. Science Translational Medicine, 5(197), 197ra104. | |
| Opiates | 1. Walker, E. A., Chambers, C., Korber, M. G., Tella, S. R., Prioleau, C., & Fang, L. (2021). Antinociceptive and discriminative stimulus effects of six novel psychoactive opioid substances in male rats. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 379(1), 1–11. |
| 2. Hser, Y. I., Evans, E., Huang, D., Weiss, R., Saxon, A., Carroll, K. M., Woody, G., Liu, D., Wakim, P., Matthews, A. G., Hatch-Maillette, M., Jelstrom, E., Wiest, K., McLaughlin, P., & Ling, W. (2016). Long-term outcomes after randomization to buprenorphine/naloxone versus methadone in a multi-site trial. Addiction, 111(4), 695–705. | |
| Marijuana | 1. Smoker, M. P., Mackie, K., Lapish, C. C., & Boehm, S. L., 2nd (2019). Self-administration of edible Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol and associated behavioral effects in mice. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 199, 106–115. |
| 2. Halbout, B., Hutson, C., Hua, L., Inshishian, V., Mahler, S. V., & Ostlund, S. B. (2023). Long-term effects of THC exposure on reward learning and motivated behavior in adolescent and adult male rats. Psychopharmacology, 240(5), 1151–1167. | |
| Hallucinogens | 1. Mitchell, J. M., Bogenschutz, M., Lilienstein, A., Harrison, C., Kleiman, S., Parker-Guilbert, K., Ot'alora G, M., Garas, W., Paleos, C., Gorman, I., Nicholas, C., Mithoefer, M., Carlin, S., Poulter, B., Mithoefer, A., Quevedo, S., Wells, G., Klaire, S. S., van der Kolk, B., Tzarfaty, K., … Doblin, R. (2021). MDMA-assisted therapy for severe PTSD: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 study. Nature Medicine, 27(6), 1025–1033. |
| 2. Ly, C., Greb, A. C., Cameron, L. P., Wong, J. M., Barragan, E. V., Wilson, P. C., Burbach, K. F., Soltanzadeh Zarandi, S., Sood, A., Paddy, M. R., Duim, W. C., Dennis, M. Y., McAllister, A. K., Ori-McKenney, K. M., Gray, J. A., & Olson, D. E. (2018). Psychedelics promote structural and functional neural plasticity. Cell Reports, 23(11), 3170–3182. | |
| What is "addiction"? | 1. Avery, J. J., Avery, J. D., Mouallem, J., Demner, A. R., & Cooper, J. (2020). Physicians' and attorneys' beliefs and attitudes related to the brain disease model of addiction. American Journal on Addictions, 29(4), 305–312. |
| 2. Rundle, S. M., Cunningham, J. A., & Hendershot, C. S. (2021). Implications of addiction diagnosis and addiction beliefs for public stigma: A cross-national experimental study. Drug and Alcohol Review, 40(5), 842–846. | |
| Theories | 1. Khantzian E. J. (1985). The self-medication hypothesis of addictive disorders: focus on heroin and cocaine dependence. American Journal of Psychiatry, 142(11), 1259–1264. |
| 2. Solomon R, & Corbit J (1974). An opponent-process theory of motivation: I. Temporal dynamics of affect. Psychological Review, 81(2), 119–145 | |
| 3. Koob, G. F., & Le Moal, M. (2001). Drug addiction, dysregulation of reward, and allostasis. Neuropsychopharmacology, 24(2), 97–129. | |
| 4. Robinson T, & Berridge K (1993). The neural basis of drug craving: an incentive-sensitization theory of addiction. Brain Research Review, 18, 247–291. | |
| 5. Everitt, B. J., & Robbins, T. W. (2005). Neural systems of reinforcement for drug addiction: from actions to habits to compulsion. Nature Neuroscience, 8(11), 1481–1489. | |
| Substance Use and Stigma | 1. Hart, C.L. (2017). Viewing addiction as a brain disease promotes social injustice. Nature Human Behavior, 1(3), 0055. |
| 2. Xin, Y., Schwarting, C. M., Wasef, M. R., & Davis, A. K. (2023). Exploring the intersectionality of stigma and substance use help-seeking behaviours among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning or otherwise gender or sexuality minority (LGBTQ+) individuals in the United States: A scoping review. Global Public Health, 18(1), 2277854. | |
| Prevention and Treatment | 1. Hart, C. L., Haney, M., Foltin, R. W., & Fischman, M. W. (2000). Alternative reinforcers differentially modify cocaine self-administration by humans. Behavioural Pharmacology, 11(1), 87–91. |
| 2. Johnson, R. E., Chutuape, M. A., Strain, E. C., Walsh, S. L., Stitzer, M. L., & Bigelow, G. E. (2000). A comparison of levomethadyl acetate, buprenorphine, and methadone for opioid dependence. New England Journal of Medicine, 343(18), 1290–1297. | |
| Harm Reduction, Criminalization, and Legalization | 1. Walker LS, Mezuk B. Mandatory minimum sentencing policies and cocaine use in the U.S., 1985-2013. BMC International Health and Human Rights, 18, 43. http://doi.org/10.1186/s12914-018-0182-2. |
| 2. Heavey, S. C., Chang, Y. P., Vest, B. M., Collins, R. L., Wieczorek, W., & Homish, G. G. (2018). 'I have it just in case' - Naloxone access and changes in opioid use behaviours. International Journal on Drug Policy, 51, 27–35. |
