Publication year: 2011
Source: Addictive Behaviors, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 25 June 2011
Amy C., Traylor , Danielle E., Parrish , Hilary L., Copp , Patrick S., Bordnick
Alcohol and cigarette smoking frequently co-occur among adults in the U.S., resulting in a myriad of deleterious health outcomes. Cue reactivity has been posited as one factor that precludes individuals from overcoming alcohol and nicotine dependency. While cue reactivity studies have focused on the impact of proximal cues on cue reactivity, much less is known about the unique impact of complex and contextual cues. This pilot study compares nicotine and alcohol cue reactivity among a sample of nicotine dependent, daily drinkers (N=21) across neutral, party, and office courtyard Virtual Reality (VR) contexts embedded with proximal smoking cues to: 1) explore…
Research highlights: ► Nondependent drinkers more likely to react to context cues than dependent drinkers. ► Dependent smokers responded more to smoking context cues than neutral cues. ► Nicotine/alcohol dependent participants did not return to baseline craving levels.