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Tony P. George is affiliated with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Canada. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with 157 documented publications. The subfields of study that Tony P. George contributes to include Pharmacology, Epidemiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Neurology, and Clinical Psychology.

The scientist's main research topics encompass Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies, Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Bipolar Disorder and Treatment, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, and Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects.

Among Tony P. George's recent scientific papers are the following:

  • A systematic review and meta-analysis of neuromodulation therapies for substance use disorders, 2023, Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Consensus paper of the WFSBP task force on cannabis, cannabinoids and psychosis, 2022, The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry
  • Genome-wide association meta-analysis of nicotine metabolism and cigarette consumption measures in smokers of European descent, 2020, Molecular Psychiatry
  • The Behavioral Sequelae of Cannabis Use in Healthy People: A Systematic Review, 2021, Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Deep brain stimulation of the nucleus accumbens in the treatment of severe alcohol use disorder: a phase I pilot trial, 2022, Molecular Psychiatry

Tony P. George frequently collaborates with other researchers. Regular coauthors include Maryam Sorkhou, Bernard Le Foll, David Castle, Samantha Johnstone, and Rachel A. Rabin.

The scientist publishes often in several venues, particularly:

  • Biological Psychiatry
  • The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
  • The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
  • Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Current Addiction Reports

Best Publications

  • Tobacco Use and Cessation in Psychiatric Disorders: National Institute of Mental Health Report

    Douglas M. Ziedonis;Brian Hitsman;Jean C. Beckham;Michael Zvolensky

  • Co‐Morbidity of Smoking in Patients with Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders

    David Kalman;Sandra Baker Morissette;Sandra Baker Morissette;Tony P. George

  • The Neurobiology of Opioid Dependence: Implications for Treatment

    Thomas R Kosten;Tony P George

  • The association between cannabis use and depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.

    S. Lev-Ran;M. Roerecke;B. Le Foll;T. P. George

  • Nicotine transdermal patch and atypical antipsychotic medications for smoking cessation in schizophrenia

    Tony P. George;Douglas M. Ziedonis;Alan Feingold;W. Thomas Pepper

  • Effects of Cigarette Smoking on Spatial Working Memory and Attentional Deficits in Schizophrenia: Involvement of Nicotinic Receptor Mechanisms

    Kristi A. Sacco;Angelo Termine;Aisha Seyal;Melissa M. Dudas

  • Schizophrenia and Nicotine Use: Report of a Pilot Smoking Cessation Program and Review of Neurobiological and Clinical Issues

    Douglas M. Ziedonis;Tony P. George

  • A placebo controlled trial of bupropion for smoking cessation in schizophrenia

    Tony P George;Jennifer C Vessicchio;Angelo Termine;Thomas A Bregartner

  • Treatment of patients with substance use disorders, second edition. American Psychiatric Association.

    Herbert D Kleber;Roger D Weiss;Raymond F Anton;Tony P George

  • Nicotinic receptor mechanisms and cognition in normal states and neuropsychiatric disorders

    Kristi A. Sacco;Katie L. Bannon;Tony P. George

  • Transcranial electrical and magnetic stimulation (tES and TMS) for addiction medicine: A consensus paper on the present state of the science and the road ahead

    Hamed Ekhtiari;Hosna Tavakoli;Giovanni Addolorato;Chris Baeken

  • Effects of Smoking Abstinence on Visuospatial Working Memory Function in Schizophrenia

    Tony P George;Jennifer C Vessicchio;Angelo Termine;Deanna M Sahady

  • Effects of clozapine on smoking in chronic schizophrenic outpatients.

    Tony P. George;Michael J. Sernyak;Douglas M. Ziedonis;Scott W. Woods

  • The neurobiology of impulsivity and substance use disorders: implications for treatment.

    Karolina Kozak;Karolina Kozak;Aliya M. Lucatch;Darby J.E. Lowe;Iris M. Balodis

  • Cannabis and mental illness: a review

    Darby J E Lowe;Darby J E Lowe;Julia D Sasiadek;Alexandria S Coles;Tony P George;Tony P George

  • Comparing gain- and loss-framed messages for smoking cessation with sustained-release bupropion: a randomized controlled trial.

    Benjamin A Toll;Stephanie S O'Malley;Nicole A Katulak;Ran Wu

  • A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluating the safety and efficacy of varenicline for smoking cessation in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.

    Jill M. Williams;Robert M. Anthenelli;Chad D. Morris;Joan Treadow

  • Disulfiram versus placebo for cocaine dependence in buprenorphine-maintained subjects: a preliminary trial.

    Tony P George;Marek C Chawarski;Juliana Pakes;Kathleen M Carroll

  • A review of co-morbid tobacco and cannabis use disorders: possible mechanisms to explain high rates of co-use.

    Rachel Allison Rabin;Tony Peter George

  • A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Bupropion Combined with Nicotine Patch for Smoking Cessation in Schizophrenia

    Tony P. George;Tony P. George;Jennifer C. Vessicchio;Kristi A. Sacco;Andrea H. Weinberger

  • Treatment of patients with substance use disorders: Second edition

    Herbert D. Kleber;Roger D. Weiss;Raymond F. Anton;Tony P. George

Frequent Co-Authors

Caryn Lerman
Caryn Lerman University of Southern California
Larry W. Hawk
Larry W. Hawk University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Tarek K. Rajji
Tarek K. Rajji Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Sherry A. McKee
Sherry A. McKee Yale University
Brian Hitsman
Brian Hitsman Northwestern University
Sean A. Kidd
Sean A. Kidd Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Konstantine K. Zakzanis
Konstantine K. Zakzanis University of Toronto
Lena C. Quilty
Lena C. Quilty Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Samuli Ripatti
Samuli Ripatti University of Helsinki
Alan Feingold
Alan Feingold Yale University

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