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Publications at the HBPL

Books/Manuals:

Budney, A.J., & Higgins, S.T. (1998). Treating Cocaine Dependence: A Community Reinforcement Plus Vouchers Approach. Rockville, MD: National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Higgins, S.T. & Katz, J.L. (Eds.), (1998). Cocaine Abuse: Behavior, Pharmacology, and Clinical Application. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.

Higgins, S.T. & Silverman, K. (Eds.). (1999).  Motivating Behavior Change in Illicit-Drug Abusers: Contemporary Research on Contingency-Management Interventions.  Washington, DC: APA.

Higgins, S.T., Silverman, K., & Heil, S.H. (Eds.) (2008).  Contingency Management in Substance Abuse Treatment.  New York, NY: The Guilford Press.

Articles and Chapters:

Alessi, S.M., Badger, G.J., Higgins, S.T., (2004).  An experimental examination of the initial weeks of abstinence in cigarette smokers. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology. 12: 276-287.

Bernstein, I.M., Mongeon, M.A., Badger, G.J., Lynch, M.E., Solomon, L., Heil, S.H., & Higgins, S.T.  (2005).  Maternal smoking and its association with birth weight. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 106, 986-991.

Budney, A.J. & Hughes, J.R. (2006). The cannabis withdrawal syndrome.  Current Opinion, 19, 233-238.

Budney, A.J., Vandrey, R.G., Hughes, J.R., Moore, B.A. & Bahrenburg, B.  (2007). Oral delta-9 THC suppresses cannabis withdrawal symptoms.  Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 86, 22-29.

Carpenter, M.J. & Hughes, J.R., (2005). Defining quit attempts: What difference does a day make? Addiction, 100, 257-259.

Dunn, K.E., Sigmon, S.C., McGee, M.R., Heil, S.H., & Higgins, S.T. (in press). Evaluation of ongoing oxycodone abuse among methadone-maintained patients. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment.

Dunn, K.E., Sigmon, S.C., Reimann, E., Heil, S.H. & Higgins, S.T. (submitted). Effects of smoking cessation among opioid maintenance patients on illicit drug use. Journal of Drug Issues.

Dunn, K.E., Sigmon, S.C., Thomas, C.S., Heil, S.H., & Higgins, S.T.  (in press).  Voucher-based contingent reinforcement of smoking abstinence among methadone-maintained patients: A pilot study. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 

Etter, J.F. & Hughes, J.R. (2006). A comparison of three cigarette withdrawal scales. Addiction, 101, 362-372.

Heil, S.H.  (1999a).  Sex-specific effects of prolactin on food intake by rats.  Hormones and Behavior, 35, 47-54. 

Heil, S.H.  (1999b).  Activational and organizational actions of gonadal hormones and the sex-specific effects of prolactin on food intake by rats.  Developmental Psychobiology, 35, 61-67.

Heil, S.H. & Higgins, S.T.  (2006).  Characterizing nicotine withdrawal in pregnant cigarette smokers.  Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 14, 165-170.

Heil, S.H., & Scott, T.  (2007).  Voucher-based reinforcement therapy for drug-dependent pregnant women. Heroin and Related Clinical Problems, 9, 27-38. 

Heil, S.H., & Subramanian, M.G.  (1998).  Alcohol and the hormonal control of lactation.  Alcohol Health and Research World, 22, 178-184.

Heil, S.H., & Subramanian, M.G.  (2000).  Chronic alcohol exposure and lactation:  Extended observations.  Alcohol, 20, 1-6.  

Heil, S.H., Alessi, S., Lussier, J.P., Badger, G.J. & Higgins, S.T. (2004). An experimental test of the influence of prior cigarette smoking abstinence on future abstinence.  Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 6, 471-479.

Heil, S.H., Badger, G.J., & Higgins, S.T.  (2001).  Alcohol dependence among cocaine-dependent outpatients:  Demographics, drug use, treatment outcome and other characteristics.  Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 62, 14-22. 

Heil, S.H., Coyle, M.G., Fischer, G., Jones, H.E., Kaltenbach, K., Martin, P.R., Selby, P., & Stine, S.M.  (2006).  The MOTHER (Maternal Opioid Treatment:  Human Experimental Research) Study. The Addictions Newsletter, 13, 7-9.

Heil, S.H., Higgins, S.T., Mongeon, J.A., Badger, G.J., & Bernstein, I.M., (2006). Characterizing nicotine withdrawal in pregnant cigarette smokers.  Experimental & Clinical Psychopharmacology. 14, 165-170.

Heil, S.H., Holmes, H.W., Bickel, W.K., Higgins, S.T., Badger, G.J., Laws, H.F. & Faries, D.E.  (2002). Comparison of the subjective, physiological, and psychomotor effects of atomoxetine and methylphenidate in recreational drug users.  Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 67, 149-156. 

Heil, S.H., Hungund, B.L., Zheng, Z.H., Jen, K.-L.C., & Subramanian, M.G.  (1999).  Ethanol and lactation: Effects on milk lipids and serum constituents.  Alcohol, 18,  43-48.

Heil, S.H., Johnson, M.,W.  Higgins, S.T., & Bickel, W.K.  (2006).  Delay discounting in currently using and currently abstinent cocaine-dependent outpatients and non-drug-using matched controls.  Addictive Behaviors, 31, 1290-1294.

Heil, S.H., Johnson, M.W., Higgins, S.T., & Bickel, W.K. (2006). Delay discounting in currently using and currently abstinent cocaine-dependent outpatients and non-drug-using matched controls.  Addictive Behaviors. 31(7): 1290-1294.

Heil, S.H., Sigmon, S.C., Mongeon, J.A., & Higgins, S.T.  (2005).  Characterizing and improving HIV/AIDS knowledge in cocaine-dependent outpatients.  Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 13, 238-243.

Heil, S.H., Tidey, J.W., Holmes, H.W., Badger, G.J., & Higgins, S.T.  (2003).  A contingent payment model of smoking cessation:  Effects on abstinence and withdrawal.  Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 5, 1-9.

Heil, S.H., Tidey, J.W., Holmes, H.W., Badger, G.J., & Higgins, S.T. (2003). A contingent payment model of smoking cessation: Effects on abstinence and withdrawal.  Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 5, 205-213.

Heil, S.H., Wong, C.J., & Higgins, S.T.  (2000).  Community reinforcement approach combined with contingent vouchers for the treatment of cocaine dependence.  The Addictions Newsletter, 7, 24-26.

Heil, S.H., Yoon, J.H., & Higgins, S.T.  (2007).  Pregnant and postpartum women.  In S.T. Higgins, K. Silverman & S.H. Heil (Eds.) Contingency Management in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders:  A Science-Based Treatment Innovation (pp. 182-201).  New York, NY:  Guilford Press.

Higgins, S.T.  (1997).  The influence of alternative reinforcers on cocaine use and abuse. A brief review. Pharmacology Biochemistry & Behavior, 57, 419-427.

Higgins, S.T. & Heil, S.H.  (2001).  Behavioral treatments.  In R. Carson-DeWitt (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior, (2nd ed., Vol. 3, pp. 1225-1227).  Farmington, MI:  Macmillan. 

Higgins, S.T. & Heil, S.H.  (2001).  Contingency management.  In R. Carson-DeWitt (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior, (2nd ed., Vol. 3, pp. 1231-1233).  Farmington, MI:  Macmillan.

Higgins, S.T. & Heil, S.H.  (2004).  Drug abuse:  behavioral treatment.  In N.B. Anderson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior: Vol. 1 (pp. 265-269).  Thousand Oaks, CA:  Sage Publications, Inc.

Higgins, S.T. & Heil, S.H. (2003).  Urine the money:  Voucher-based incentive scheme for drug treatment. Druglink, 18, 11-12. 

Higgins, S.T. & Heil, S.H. (2004).  Principles of learning in the study and treatment of substance abuse.  In M. Galanter & H.D. Kleber (Eds.), Textbook of substance abuse treatment, 3rd edition, pp. 81-87.  Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

Higgins, S.T., & Heil, S.H.  (in press).  Contingency management.  In G.L. Fisher & N Roget (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Higgins, S.T., & Heil, S.H. (2004).  Principles of learning in the study and treatment of substance abuse. In M. Galanter & H.D. Kleber (Eds.), Textbook of Substance Abuse Treatment, 3rd edition (pp. 81-87).  Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

Higgins, S.T., & Sigmon, S.C. (2000).  Implications of behavioral momentum for understanding the behavioral pharmacology of abused drugs.  Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 23(1), 101.

Higgins, S.T., Badger, G.J., & Budney, A.J.  (2000).  Initial abstinence and success in achieving longer-term cocaine abstinence.  Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 8, 377-386.

Higgins, S.T., Heil, S.H., & Sigmon, S.C.  (in press). A Behavioral Approach to the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders.  In P. Sturmey (Ed.) The Handbook of Functional Analysis and Clinical Psychology.

Higgins, S.T., Heil, S.H., Badger, G.J., Mongeon, J., Solomon, L., McHale, L., & Bernstein, I.M.  (2007).  Biochemical verification of smoking status in pregnant and recently postpartum women.  Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 15, 58-66.

Higgins, S.T., Heil, S.H., Dantona, R., Donham, R., Matthews, M., & Badger, G.J.  (2007).  Effects of varying the monetary value of voucher-based incentives on abstinence achieved during and following treatment among cocaine-dependent outpatients.  Addiction, 102, 271-281.

Higgins, S.T., Heil, S.H., Dumeer, A.M., Thomas, C.S., Solomon, L.J., & Bernstein, I.M.  (2006).  Smoking status in the initial weeks of quitting as a predictor of smoking-cessation outcomes in pregnant women.  Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 85, 138-141. 

Higgins, S.T., Heil, S.H., Plebani Lussier, J., Badger, G.J.  (2004).  Clinical implications of reinforcement as a determinant of substance use disorders.  Annual Review of Psychology, 55,  431-461. 

Higgins, S.T., Heil, S.H., Rogers, R.E., & Chivers, L. (2007).  Cocaine.  In S.T. Higgins, K. Silverman & S.H. Heil (Eds.) Contingency Management in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders:  A Science-Based Treatment Innovation (pp.19-41).  New York, NY:  Guilford Press. 

Higgins, S.T., Heil, S.H., Solomon, Bernstein, I.M., L.J., Lussier, J.P., Abel, R.L., Lynch, M.E. & Badger, G.J. (2004).  A pilot study on voucher-based incentives to promote abstinence from cigarette smoking during pregnancy and postpartum. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 6, 1015-1020.

Higgins, S.T., Heil, S.H., Solomon, L., Plebani Lussier, J., Abel, R., Lynch, M.L. & McHale, L.  (2004).  Voucher-based incentives for abstinence from cigarette smoking in pregnant and postpartum women. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 6, 1015-1020.

Higgins, S.T., Roll, J.M., & Bickel, W.K.  (1996).  Alcohol pretreatment increases preference for cocaine over monetary reinforcement.  Psychopharmacology, 123, 1-8.

Higgins, S.T., Sigmon, S.C., & Heil, S.H.  (in press).  Drug Abuse and Dependence.  In D.H. Barlow (Ed.), Clinical Handbook of Psychological Disorders, 4th ed.  New York:  Guilford Publications, Inc.

Higgins, S.T., Sigmon, S.C., Wong, C.J., Heil, S.H., Badger, G.J., & Donham, B.D.  (2003).  Community reinforcement therapy for cocaine-dependent outpatients.  Archives of General Psychiatry, 60, 1043-1052. 

Higgins, S.T., Silverman, K. & Heil, S.H.  (2003).  Behavioral interventions for problem drinking: Community reinforcement and contingency management.  In B. Johnson, P. Ruiz and M.J. Galanter (Eds.), Alcoholism:  A Practical Handbook (pp. 111-118).  Baltimore:  Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.   

Higgins, S.T., Wong, C.J., Badger, G.J., Ogden, D.E., & Dantona, R.L.  (2000).  Contingent reinforcement increases cocaine abstinence during outpatient treatment and one year of follow-up.  Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68, 64-72.

Hughes, J.R.  (2006). Clinical significance of tobacco withdrawal.  Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 8, 153-156.

Hughes, J.R.  (2006). Should criteria for drug dependence vary across drugs? Addiction, 101; (Supp 1): 134-141.

Hughes, J.R.  (2007). Effects of abstinence from tobacco: Etiology, animal models, epidemiology and clinical significance: A qualitative review.  Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 9, 329-339.

Hughes, J.R.  (2007). Measurements of the effects of abstinence from tobacco. A qualitative review.  Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 21,127-137.

Hughes, J.R. & Carpenter M.J.  (2006). Does smoking reduction increase future cessation and decrease disease risk? A qualitative review.  Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 8, 739-749.

Hughes, J.R. & Carpenter, M.J. (2005). The feasibility of smoking reduction: An update. Addiction, 100, 1074-1089.

Hughes, J.R. & Kalman D.  (2006). Do smokers with current or past alcohol problems have more difficulty quitting? Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 82, 92-102.

Hughes, J.R. (2007).  Effects of abstinence from tobacco: Valid symptoms and time course: A qualitative review.  Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 9, 315-327.

Hughes, J.R. (2007).  Tobacco control findings vs. scientific evidence.  American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 32:449.

Hughes, J.R. (2007). Defining dependence: Describing symptom clusters vs. central constructs. Addiction. 102, 1531-1532.

Hughes, J.R. (2007). Depression during tobacco abstinence.  Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 9, 443-446.

Hughes, J.R. (2007). Smokers who choose to quit gradually vs. abruptly. Addiction, 102, 1126-1127.

Hughes, J.R. (In Press). An algorithm for choosing among smoking cessation treatments: An evidence based review. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment.

Hughes, J.R., Adams, E.H., Franzon, M.A., Mcguire, M.K. & Guary, J. (2005). A prospective study of off-label use of, abuse of and dependence on nicotine inhaler. Tobacco Control, 14, 49-54.

Hughes, J.R., Callas, P.W. & Peters, E.N. (In Press). Interest in gradual cessation.  Nicotine and Tobacco Research.

Hughes, J.R., Keely, J.P., Fagerstrom, K-O. & Callas, P.W. (2005). Intentions to quit smoking change over short periods of time. Addictive Behaviors, 30, 653-662.

Hughes, J.R., Stead, L. & Lancaster, T. (2005). Nortryptiline for smoking cessation. A review. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 7, 491-499.

Hyland, A., Levy, D., Rezaishiraz, H., Hughes, J.R., Bauer, J.E., Giovino, G.A. & Cummings, K.M. (2005).  Reduction in amount smoked predicts future cessation. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 19, 221-225.

Katz, J.K. & Higgins, S.T. (2004). What is represented by vertical shifts in self-administration dose-response curves? Psychopharmacology, 171, 360-361.

Lussier, J.P., Heil, S.H, Mongeon, J.A., Badger, G.J. & Higgins, S.T. (2006). A meta-analysis of voucher-based reinforcement therapy for substance use disorders. Addiction, 101, 192-203.

Lussier, J.P., Higgins, S.T., & Badger, G.J. (2005).  Influence of the duration of abstinence on the relative reinforcing effects of cigarette smoking.  Psychopharmacology, 181, 486-495.

Peters, E.N., Hughes, J.R., Callas, P.W. & Solomon, L.J. (2007). Goals indicate motivation to quit smoking.  Addiction, 102, 1158.

Roll, J.M., Higgins, S.T., & Badger, G.J.  (1996).  An experimental comparison of three different schedules of reinforcement of drug abstinence using cigarette smoking as an exemplar.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 29, 495-505.

Rush, C.R., Higgins, S.T., Vansickel, A.R., Stoops, W.W., Lile, J.A., & Glaser, P.E.A. (2005). Methylphenidate increases cigarette smoking. Psychopharmacology, 181, 781-789.

Shiffman, S., Hughes, J.R., Ferguson, S.G., Pillitteri, J.L., Gitchell, J.G. & Burton, S.L. (2007). Smokers’ interest in using nicotine replacement to aid smoking reduction.  Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 11, 1177-1182.

Sigmon, S.C. & Higgins, S.T. (2006).  Voucher-based contingent reinforcement of marijuana abstinence among individuals with serious mental illness. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 30, 291-295.

Sigmon, S.C. (2006). Characterizing the emerging population of prescription opioid abusers. The American Journal on Addictions, 15 (3), 208-212.

Sigmon, S.C. (2007).  Investigating the pharmacological and nonpharmacological factors that modulate drug reinforcement. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 15(1), 1-20.

Sigmon, S.C. (in press). Prescription drugs.  In G.L. Fisher & N.A. Roget (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery. California: Sage Publications, Inc.

Sigmon, S.C., Dunn, K., & Higgins, S.T. (2007). Brief history of the Contingency Management Working Group at the annual meeting of The College on Problems of Drug Dependence. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 89(2-3), 314-316.

Sigmon, S.C., Moody, D.E., Nuwayser, E.S., & Bigelow, G.E. (2006). An injection depot formulation of buprenorphine: Extended biodelivery and effects. Addiction, 101, 420-432.

Sigmon, S.C., Steingard, S., Badger, G.J., Anthony, S.L., & Higgins, S.T. (2000).  Contingent reinforcement of marijuana abstinence among individuals with serious mental illness: A feasibility study.  Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 8(4), 509-517.

Sigmon, S.C., Tidey, J.W., Badger, G.J. & Higgins, S.T. (2003). Acute effects of d-amphetamine on progressive-ratio performance maintained by cigarette smoking and money. Psychopharmacology, 167, 393-402.

Sigmon, S.C., Wong, C.J., Nuwayser, E., Chausmer, A., & Bigelow, G.E. (2004). Evaluation of depot buprenorphine: Placebo comparison. Addiction, 99, 1439-1449.

Solomon, L.J., Higgins, S.T., Heil, S.H., Badger, G.J., Mongeon, J.A., & Bernstein, I.M.  (2006).  Psychological symptoms following smoking cessation in pregnant smokers.  Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 29, 151-160. 

Solomon, L.J., Higgins, S.T., Heil, S.H., Badger, G.J., Thomas, C.S., & Bernstein, I.M.  (2007).  Predictors of postpartum relapse to smoking.  Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 90, 224-227. 

Subramanian, M.G., Heil, S.H., Kruger, M.L., Collins, K.L., Buck, P.O., Zawacki, T., Abbey, A.D., Sokol, R.J., & Diamond, M.P.  (2002).  A three-stage alcohol clamp procedure in human subjects.  Alcoholism:  Clinical and Experimental Research, 26, 1479-1483. 

Tidey, J.W., O Neill, S. C., and Higgins, S. T. (2002) Contingent monetary reinforcement of smoking reductions, with and without transdermal nicotine, in outpatients with schizophrenics. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology. 10, 241-247.

Tidey, J.W., O’Neill, S.C., & Higgins, S.T.  (1999). Effects of abstinence on cigarette smoking among schizophrenic outpatients.  Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 7, 347-353.

Vandrey, R., Budney, A.J., Hughes, J.R. & Liguori A. (In Press). A within-subject comparison of withdrawal symptoms during abstinence from cannabis, tobacco, and both substances simultaneously.  Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

Vandrey, R.G., Budney, A.J., Moore, B.A. & Hughes, J.R. (2005). A cross-study comparison of cannabis and tobacco withdrawal.  American Journal on Addictions, 14, 54-63.

Wong, C.J., Anthony, S., Sigmon, S.C., Mongeon, J.A., Badger, G.J., & Higgins, S.T. (2004).  Examining interrelationships between abstinence and coping self-efficacy in cocaine-dependent outpatients. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 12, 190-199.

Yoon, J.H., Higgins, S.T., Heil, S.H., Sugarbaker, R.J., Thomas, C.S., and Badger, G.J.  (2007).  Delay discounting predicts postpartum relapse to cigarette smoking among pregnant women.  Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 15, 176-186


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