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Overview

David H. Epstein is affiliated with the National Institute on Drug Abuse in the United States. The primary area of their research centers on medicine, with a focus on pharmacology, organic chemistry, epidemiology, biochemistry, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

Their work covers an array of topics, including:

  • Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology
  • Chemical synthesis and alkaloids
  • Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

Frequent publication venues where David H. Epstein has contributed include:

  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Journal of Addiction Medicine
  • The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology

Collaborations feature recurring coauthors such as Leigh V. Panlilio, Jeffrey M. Rogers, Kirsten E. Smith, and Kenzie L. Preston.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by David H. Epstein include:

  • "Prediction of stress and drug craving ninety minutes in the future with passively collected GPS data" (2020) published in npj Digital Medicine
  • "Improving translation of animal models of addiction and relapse by reverse translation" (2020) published in Nature Reviews. Neuroscience
  • "Bots and Misinformation Spread on Social Media: Implications for COVID-19" (2021) published in Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • "The protective effect of operant social reward on cocaine self-administration, choice, and relapse is dependent on delay and effort for the social reward" (2021) published in Neuropsychopharmacology
  • "Overdose mortality rates for opioids and stimulant drugs are substantially higher in men than in women: state-level analysis" (2023) published in Neuropsychopharmacology

Best Publications

  • Toward a model of drug relapse: an assessment of the validity of the reinstatement procedure.

    David H. Epstein;David H. Epstein;Kenzie L. Preston;Jane Stewart;Yavin Shaham

  • A Memory Retrieval-Extinction Procedure to Prevent Drug Craving and Relapse

    Yan-Xue Xue;Yi-Xiao Luo;Ping Wu;Hai-Shui Shi;Hai-Shui Shi

  • Opiate versus psychostimulant addiction: the differences do matter

    Aldo Badiani;David Belin;David Epstein;Donna Calu

  • Volitional social interaction prevents drug addiction in rat models.

    Marco Venniro;Michelle Zhang;Daniele Caprioli;Jennifer K. Hoots

  • Real-time electronic-diary reports of cue exposure and mood in the hours before cocaine and heroin craving and use

    David H. Epstein;Jessica Willner-Reid;Massoud Vahabzadeh;Mustapha Mezghanni

  • Neurobiology of relapse to heroin and cocaine seeking: an update and clinical implications.

    Jennifer M. Bossert;Udi E. Ghitza;Lin Lu;David H. Epstein

  • Time to connect: bringing social context into addiction neuroscience

    Markus Heilig;David H. Epstein;Michael A. Nader;Yavin Shaham

  • Incubation of Cue-Induced Cigarette Craving During Abstinence in Human Smokers

    Gillinder Bedi;Gillinder Bedi;Kenzie L. Preston;David H. Epstein;Stephen J. Heishman

  • A Meta-Analysis of Retention in Methadone Maintenance by Dose and Dosing Strategy

    Yan-ping Bao;Zhi-min Liu;David H. Epstein;Cun Du

  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy plus contingency management for cocaine use: findings during treatment and across 12-month follow-up.

    David H. Epstein;Wesley E. Hawkins;Lino Covi;Annie Umbricht

  • The Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence and the Diagnostic Interview Schedule: Do they diagnose the same smokers?

    Eric T Moolchan;Aleksandras Radzius;David H Epstein;George Uhl

  • Methadone dose increase and abstinence reinforcement for treatment of continued heroin use during methadone maintenance.

    Kenzie L. Preston;Annie Umbricht;David H. Epstein

  • Stress in the daily lives of cocaine and heroin users: relationship to mood, craving, relapse triggers, and cocaine use

    Kenzie L. Preston;David H. Epstein

  • Improving translation of animal models of addiction and relapse by reverse translation.

    Marco Venniro;Matthew L Banks;Markus Heilig;David H Epstein

  • Bots and Misinformation Spread on Social Media: Implications for COVID-19.

    McKenzie Himelein-Wachowiak;Salvatore Giorgi;Salvatore Giorgi;Amanda Devoto;Muhammad Rahman

  • Abuse liability, behavioral pharmacology, and physical-dependence potential of opioids in humans and laboratory animals: lessons from tramadol

    David H. Epstein;Kenzie L. Preston;Donald R. Jasinski

  • The anxiogenic drug yohimbine reinstates palatable food seeking in a rat relapse model: a role of CRF1 receptors.

    Udi E Ghitza;Sarah M Gray;David H Epstein;Kenner C Rice

  • Marriage and relationship closeness as predictors of cocaine and heroin use.

    Adrienne J. Heinz;Johnny Wu;Katie Witkiewitz;David H. Epstein

  • Sex differences in cocaine/heroin users: Drug-use triggers and craving in daily life

    Ashley P. Kennedy;David H. Epstein;Karran A. Phillips;Kenzie L. Preston

  • The reinstatement model and relapse prevention: a clinical perspective.

    David H. Epstein;Kenzie L. Preston

Frequent Co-Authors

Harriet de Wit
Harriet de Wit University of Chicago
Leigh V. Panlilio
Leigh V. Panlilio National Institute on Drug Abuse
Xiang Yang Zhang
Xiang Yang Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gantt P. Galloway
Gantt P. Galloway California Pacific Medical Center
Richard A. Rawson
Richard A. Rawson University of California, Los Angeles
Michela Sarlo
Michela Sarlo University of Urbino
Kenneth Silverman
Kenneth Silverman Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Katie Witkiewitz
Katie Witkiewitz University of New Mexico
Diego A. Pizzagalli
Diego A. Pizzagalli Harvard University
J. Gayle Beck
J. Gayle Beck University of Memphis

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