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Overview

George E. Bigelow is affiliated with the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains within medicine and neuroscience, with a significant focus on pharmacology and the study of cannabinoids.

Their contributions include extensive work in the fields of medicine and neuroscience, with notable subfields of study encompassing pharmacology, cognitive neuroscience, cellular and molecular neuroscience, as well as pathology and forensic medicine. Toxicology is also a prominent area in their research portfolio.

The main topics addressed in their work cover a diverse range of subjects, including:

  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
  • Psychedelics and Drug Studies
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease

Bigelow has authored numerous papers in prominent academic venues. The most frequent publication platforms include:

  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Journal of Analytical Toxicology
  • PubMed
  • Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by George E. Bigelow are as follows:

  • Pharmacodynamic effects of vaporized and oral cannabidiol (CBD) and vaporized CBD-dominant cannabis in infrequent cannabis users, 2020, Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Pharmacodynamic dose effects of oral cannabis ingestion in healthy adults who infrequently use cannabis, 2020, Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Pharmacokinetics of Cannabis Brownies: A Controlled Examination of Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol and Metabolites in Blood and Oral Fluid of Healthy Adult Males and Females, 2020, Journal of Analytical Toxicology
  • Urinary Pharmacokinetic Profile of Cannabidiol (CBD), Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and Their Metabolites following Oral and Vaporized CBD and Vaporized CBD-Dominant Cannabis Administration, 2021, Journal of Analytical Toxicology
  • Pharmacokinetic Profile of ∆9-Tetrahydrocannabinol, Cannabidiol and Metabolites in Blood following Vaporization and Oral Ingestion of Cannabidiol Products, 2022, Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Throughout their career, Bigelow has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Tory R. Spindle
  • Ryan G. Vandrey
  • Ronald Flegel
  • Edward J. Cone
  • John M. Mitchell

Best Publications

  • Psychiatric and Substance Use Comorbidity Among Treatment-Seeking Opioid Abusers

    Robert K. Brooner;Van L. King;Michael Kidorf;Chester W. Schmidt

  • Clinical Pharmacology of Buprenorphine: Ceiling Effects at High Doses

    S. L. Walsh;K. L. Preston;M. L. Stitzer;E. J. Cone

  • A Comparison of Levomethadyl Acetate, Buprenorphine, and Methadone for Opioid Dependence

    Rolley E. Johnson;Mary Ann Chutuape;Eric C. Strain;Sharon L. Walsh

  • College on Problems of Drug Dependence taskforce on prescription opioid non-medical use and abuse: position statement

    James Zacny;George Bigelow;Peggy Compton;Kathleen A. Foley

  • Moderate- Vs High-Dose Methadone in the Treatment of Opioid Dependence: A Randomized Trial

    Eric C. Strain;George E. Bigelow;Ira A. Liebson;Maxine L. Stitzer

  • An automated version of the digit symbol substitution test (DSST)

    Daniel R. McLeod;Roland R. Griffiths;George E. Bigelow;John Yingling

  • Acute administration of buprenorphine in humans: Partial agonist and blockade effects

    S. L. Walsh;Kenzie L. Preston;G. E. Bigelow;M. L. Stitzer

  • Comparison of buprenorphine and methadone in the treatment of opioid dependence

    Eric C. Strain;Maxine L. Stitzer;Ira A. Liebson;George E. Bigelow

  • A clinical trial of buprenorphine: comparison with methadone in the detoxification of heroin addicts.

    Warren K Bickel;Warren K Bickel;Maxine L Stitzer;Maxine L Stitzer;George E Bigelow;George E Bigelow;Ira A Liebson;Ira A Liebson

  • Dose-response effects of methadone in the treatment of opioid dependence.

    Eric C. Strain;Maxine L. Stitzer;Ira A. Liebson;George E. Bigelow

  • Buprenorphine: dose-related blockade of opioid challenge effects in opioid dependent humans.

    W K Bickel;M L Stitzer;G E Bigelow;I A Liebson

  • QT-interval effects of methadone, levomethadyl, and buprenorphine in a randomized trial.

    Erich F. Wedam;George E. Bigelow;Rolley E. Johnson;Paul A. Nuzzo;Paul A. Nuzzo

  • Enadoline, a selective kappa opioid agonist: comparison with butorphanol and hydromorphone in humans.

    Sharon L. Walsh;Eric C. Strain;Mary E. Abreu;George E. Bigelow

  • Facilitation of human tobacco self-administration by ethanol: a behavioral analysis.

    Roland R. Griffiths;George E. Bigelow;Ira Liebson

  • A placebo controlled clinical trial of buprenorphine as a treatment for opioid dependence

    Rolley E. Johnson;Thomas Eissenberg;Maxine L. Stitzer;Eric C. Strain

  • Guidelines and methodological reviews concerning drug abuse liability assessment.

    Robert L. Balster;George E. Bigelow

  • Primary outcome indices in illicit drug dependence treatment research: systematic approach to selection and measurement of drug use end‐points in clinical trials

    Dennis M. Donovan;George E. Bigelow;Gregory S. Brigham;Kathleen M. Carroll

  • Acute Effects of Smoked and Vaporized Cannabis in Healthy Adults Who Infrequently Use Cannabis: A Crossover Trial.

    Tory R. Spindle;Edward J. Cone;Nicolas J. Schlienz;John M. Mitchell

  • Effects of buprenorphine/naloxone in opioid-dependent humans.

    Kenneth B. Stoller;George E. Bigelow;Sharon L. Walsh;Eric C. Strain

  • Voucher-based reinforcement of cocaine abstinence in treatment-resistant methadone patients: effects of reinforcement magnitude.

    Kenneth Silverman;Mary Ann Chutuape;George E. Bigelow;Maxine L. Stitzer

Frequent Co-Authors

Maxine L. Stitzer
Maxine L. Stitzer Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Kenzie L. Preston
Kenzie L. Preston National Institute on Drug Abuse
Roland R. Griffiths
Roland R. Griffiths Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Kenneth Silverman
Kenneth Silverman Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Robert K. Brooner
Robert K. Brooner Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Thomas Eissenberg
Thomas Eissenberg Virginia Commonwealth University
Warren K. Bickel
Warren K. Bickel Virginia Tech
Edward J. Cone
Edward J. Cone Johns Hopkins University
Stephen T. Higgins
Stephen T. Higgins University of Vermont
Sharon K. Inouye
Sharon K. Inouye Harvard Medical School

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