Richard Olmstead, Ph.D.

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Member, Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology

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Richard.Olmstead@ucla.edu
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Work Phone Number: 310-825-9269
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Mailing Address:

UCLA Cousins Center for PNI
MP300, Rm 3129
Box 957076
Los Angeles, CA 90095
UNITED STATES

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http://www.cousinspni.org

Biography

Publications

A selected list of publications:

Cho Joshua Hyong-Jin, Olmstead Richard, Choi Hanbyul, Carrillo Carmen, Seeman Teresa E, Irwin Michael R   Associations of objective versus subjective social isolation with sleep disturbance, depression, and fatigue in community-dwelling older adults Aging & mental health, 2018; 1-9.
Irwin Michael R, Archer Gemma, Olmstead Richard, Brown Todd T, Teplin Linda A, Patel Sanjay R, Abraham Alison G, Breen Elizabeth C   Increased risk of depression in non-depressed HIV infected men with sleep disturbance: Prospective findings from the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study EBioMedicine, 2018; 36: 454-460.
Kruse Jennifer L, Congdon Eliza, Olmstead Richard, Njau Stephanie, Breen Elizabeth C, Narr Katherine L, Espinoza Randall, Irwin Michael R   Inflammation and Improvement of Depression Following Electroconvulsive Therapy in Treatment-Resistant Depression The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 2018; 79(2): 431-435.
Irwin Michael R, Cole Steve, Olmstead Richard, Breen Elizabeth C, Cho Joshua Jin, Moieni Mona, Eisenberger Naomi I   Moderators for depressed mood and systemic and transcriptional inflammatory responses: a randomized controlled trial of endotoxin Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2018; .
Bjurström Martin F, Olmstead Richard, Irwin Michael R   Reciprocal Relationship Between Sleep Macrostructure and Evening and Morning Cellular Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis Psychosomatic medicine, 2017; 79(1): 24-33.
Irwin Michael R, Olmstead Richard, Carrillo Carmen, Sadeghi Nina, Nicassio Perry, Ganz Patricia A, Bower Julienne E   Tai Chi Chih Compared With Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Treatment of Insomnia in Survivors of Breast Cancer: A Randomized, Partially Blinded, Noninferiority Trial Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2017; 35(23): 2656-2665.
Irwin Michael R, Bjurstrom Martin F, Olmstead Richard   Polysomnographic Measures of Sleep in Cocaine Dependence and Alcohol Dependence: Implications for Age-Related Loss of Slow Wave, Stage 3 Sleep Addiction (Abingdon, England), 2016; .
Irwin Michael R, Olmstead Richard, Breen Elizabeth C, Witarama Tuff, Carrillo Carmen, Sadeghi Nina, Arevalo Jesusa M G, Ma Jeffrey, Nicassio Perry, Bootzin Richard, Cole Steve   Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Tai Chi Reverse Cellular and Genomic Markers of Inflammation in Late Life Insomnia: A Randomized Controlled Trial Biological psychiatry, 2015; 175(4): .
Carroll Judith E, Seeman Teresa E, Olmstead Richard, Melendez Gerson, Sadakane Ryan, Bootzin Richard, Nicassio Perry, Irwin Michael R   Improved sleep quality in older adults with insomnia reduces biomarkers of disease risk: pilot results from a randomized controlled comparative efficacy trial Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2015; 55(7): 184-92.
Carroll Judith E, Esquivel Stephanie, Goldberg Alyssa, Seeman Teresa E, Effros Rita B, Dock Jeffrey, Olmstead Richard, Breen Elizabeth C, Irwin Michael R   Insomnia and Telomere Length in Older Adults Sleep, 2015; .
Black David S, O'Reilly Gillian A, Olmstead Richard, Breen Elizabeth C, Irwin Michael R   Mindfulness meditation and improvement in sleep quality and daytime impairment among older adults with sleep disturbances: a randomized clinical trial JAMA internal medicine, 2015; 175(4): 494-501.
Moieni Mona, Irwin Michael R, Jevtic Ivana, Olmstead Richard, Breen Elizabeth C, Eisenberger Naomi I   Sex differences in depressive and socioemotional responses to an inflammatory challenge: implications for sex differences in depression Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2015; 40(7): 1709-16.
Carroll Judith E, Carrillo Carmen, Olmstead Richard, Witarama Tuff, Breen Elizabeth C, Yokomizo Megumi, Seeman Teresa, Irwin Michael R   Sleep deprivation and divergent toll-like receptor-4 activation of cellular inflammation in aging Sleep, 2015; 38(2): 205-11.
Irwin Michael R, Witarama Tuff, Caudill Marissa, Olmstead Richard, Breen Elizabeth Crabb   Sleep loss activates cellular inflammation and signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) family proteins in humans Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2015; 47: 86-92.
Irwin Michael R, Olmstead Richard, Carrillo Carmen, Sadeghi Nina, Breen Elizabeth C, Witarama Tuff, Yokomizo Megumi, Lavretsky Helen, Carroll Judith E, Motivala Sarosh J, Bootzin Richard, Nicassio Perry   Cognitive behavioral therapy vs. Tai Chi for late life insomnia and inflammatory risk: a randomized controlled comparative efficacy trial Sleep, 2014; 37(9): 1543-52.
Black David S, O'Reilly Gillian A, Olmstead Richard, Breen Elizabeth C, Irwin Michael R   Mindfulness-based intervention for prodromal sleep disturbances in older adults: design and methodology of a randomized controlled trial Contemporary clinical trials, 2014; 39(1): 22-7.
Refulio-Rodriguez Nancy F, Olmstead Richard G   Phylogeny of Lamiidae American journal of botany, 2014; 101(2): 287-99.
Black David S, Irwin Michael R, Olmstead Richard, Ji Ellen, Crabb Breen Elizabeth, Motivala Sarosh J   Tai chi meditation effects on nuclear factor-κB signaling in lonely older adults: a randomized controlled trial Psychotherapy and psychosomatics, 2014; 83(5): 315-7.
Irwin Michael R, Olmstead Richard, Breen Elizabeth C, Witarama Tuff, Carrillo Carmen, Sadeghi Nina, Arevalo Jesusa M G, Ma Jeffrey, Nicassio Perry, Ganz Patricia A, Bower Julienne E, Cole Steve   Tai chi, cellular inflammation, and transcriptome dynamics in breast cancer survivors with insomnia: a randomized controlled trial Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs, 2014; 2014(50): 295-301.
Bower Julienne E, Greendale Gail, Crosswell Alexandra D, Garet Deborah, Sternlieb Beth, Ganz Patricia A, Irwin Michael R, Olmstead Richard, Arevalo Jesusa, Cole Steve W   Yoga reduces inflammatory signaling in fatigued breast cancer survivors: a randomized controlled trial Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2014; 43(9): 20-9.
Lee Eun, Cho Hyong Jin, Olmstead Richard, Levin Myron J, Oxman Michael N, Irwin Michael R   Persistent sleep disturbance: a risk factor for recurrent depression in community-dwelling older adults Sleep, 2013; 36(11): 1685-91.
Irwin Michael R, Olmstead Richard E, Ganz Patricia A, Haque Reina   Sleep disturbance, inflammation and depression risk in cancer survivors Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2013; 30 Suppl(8): S58-67.
Irwin Michael R, Levin Myron J, Laudenslager Mark L, Olmstead Richard, Lucko Anne, Lang Nancy, Carrillo Carmen, Stanley Harold A, Caulfield Michael J, Weinberg Adriana, Chan Ivan S F, Clair Jim, Smith Jeff G, Marchese R D, Williams Heather M, Beck Danielle J, McCook Patricia T, Zhang Jane H, Johnson Gary, Oxman Michael N   Varicella zoster virus-specific immune responses to a herpes zoster vaccine in elderly recipients with major depression and the impact of antidepressant medications Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2013; 56(8): 1085-93.
Nicassio Perry M, Ormseth Sarah R, Custodio Mara K, Irwin Michael R, Olmstead Richard, Weisman Michael H   A multidimensional model of fatigue in patients with rheumatoid arthritis The Journal of rheumatology, 2012; 39(9): 1807-13.
Nicassio Perry M, Ormseth Sarah R, Custodio Mara K, Olmstead Richard, Weisman Michael H, Irwin Michael R   Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Behavioral sleep medicine, 2012; 39(9): .
Kierlin Lara, Olmstead Richard, Yokomizo Megumi, Nicassio Perry, Irwin Michael R   Diagnostic and Statistical Manual criteria for insomnia related impairment in daytime functioning: polysomnographic correlates in older adults Sleep medicine, 2012; 13(7): 958-60.
O'Connor Mary-Frances, Wellisch David K, Stanton Annette L, Olmstead Richard, Irwin Michael R   Diurnal cortisol in Complicated and Non-Complicated Grief: slope differences across the day Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2012; 37(5): 725-8.
Irwin Michael R, Olmstead Richard   Mitigating cellular inflammation in older adults: a randomized controlled trial of Tai Chi Chih The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 2012; 20(9): 764-72.
Irwin Michael R, Olmstead Richard, Carrillo Carmen, Sadeghi Nina, Fitzgerald John D, Ranganath Veena K, Nicassio Perry M   Sleep loss exacerbates fatigue, depression, and pain in rheumatoid arthritis Sleep, 2012; 35(4): 537-43.
Nicassio Perry M, Ormseth Sarah R, Kay Morgan, Custodio Mara, Irwin Michael R, Olmstead Richard, Weisman Michael H   The contribution of pain and depression to self-reported sleep disturbance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis Pain, 2012; 153(1): 107-12.
Bower Julienne E, Garet Deborah, Sternlieb Beth, Ganz Patricia A, Irwin Michael R, Olmstead Richard, Greendale Gail   Yoga for persistent fatigue in breast cancer survivors: a randomized controlled trial Cancer, 2012; 118(15): 3766-75.
Nicassio Perry M, Kay Morgan A, Custodio Mara K, Irwin Michael R, Olmstead Richard, Weisman Michael H   An evaluation of a biopsychosocial framework for health-related quality of life and disability in rheumatoid arthritis Journal of psychosomatic research, 2011; 71(2): 79-85.
Lavretsky Helen, Alstein Lily L, Olmstead Richard E, Ercoli Linda M, Riparetti-Brown Marquertie, Cyr Natalie St, Irwin Michael R   Complementary use of tai chi chih augments escitalopram treatment of geriatric depression: a randomized controlled trial The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 2011; 19(10): 839-50.
Johnson Robin R, Popovic Djordje P, Olmstead Richard E, Stikic Maja, Levendowski Daniel J, Berka Chris   Drowsiness/alertness algorithm development and validation using synchronized EEG and cognitive performance to individualize a generalized model Biological psychology, 2011; 87(2): 241-50.
Stikic Maja, Johnson Robin R, Levendowski Daniel J, Popovic Djordje P, Olmstead Richard E, Berka Chris   EEG-derived estimators of present and future cognitive performance Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2011; 5(1): 70.
Culbertson Christopher S, Bramen Jennifer, Cohen Mark S, London Edythe D, Olmstead Richard E, Gan Joanna J, Costello Matthew R, Shulenberger Stephanie, Mandelkern Mark A, Brody Arthur L   Effect of bupropion treatment on brain activation induced by cigarette-related cues in smokers Archives of general psychiatry, 2011; 68(5): 505-15.
Wang Ying, Itaya Asuka, Zhong Xuehua, Wu Yang, Zhang Jianfeng, van der Knaap Esther, Olmstead Richard, Qi Yijun, Ding Biao   Function and evolution of a MicroRNA that regulates a Ca2+-ATPase and triggers the formation of phased small interfering RNAs in tomato reproductive growth The Plant cell, 2011; 23(9): 3185-203.
Irwin Michael R, Levin Myron J, Carrillo Carmen, Olmstead Richard, Lucko Anne, Lang Nancy, Caulfield Michael J, Weinberg Adriana, Chan Ivan S F, Clair Jim, Smith Jeff G, Marchese R D, Williams Heather M, Beck Danielle J, McCook Patricia T, Johnson Gary, Oxman Michael N   Major depressive disorder and immunity to varicella-zoster virus in the elderly Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2011; 25(4): 759-66.
Thomas KaMala S, Motivala S, Olmstead R, Irwin M R   Sleep depth and fatigue: role of cellular inflammatory activation Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2011; 25(1): 53-8.
Irwin Michael R, Olmstead Richard, Valladares Edwin M, Breen Elizabeth Crabb, Ehlers Cindy L   In response to: Etanercept for sleep in patients with Alcohol use disorder - mechanisms need to be elucidated Biological psychiatry, 2010; 67(1): e3.
Cho Hyong Jin, Lavretsky Helen, Olmstead Richard, Levin Myron, Oxman Michael N, Irwin Michael R   Prior depression history and deterioration of physical health in community-dwelling older adults--a prospective cohort study The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 2010; 18(5): 442-51.
Brody Arthur L, London Edythe D, Olmstead Richard E, Allen-Martinez Zoe, Shulenberger Stephanie, Costello Matthew R, Abrams Anna L, Scheibal David, Farahi Judah, Shoptaw Steven, Mandelkern Mark A   Smoking-induced change in intrasynaptic dopamine concentration: effect of treatment for Tobacco Dependence Psychiatry research, 2010; 183(3): 218-24.
Brody Arthur L, Mandelkern Mark A, Costello Matthew R, Abrams Anna L, Scheibal David, Farahi Judah, London Edythe D, Olmstead Richard E, Rose Jed E, Mukhin Alexey G   Brain nicotinic acetylcholine receptor occupancy: effect of smoking a denicotinized cigarette The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology / official scientific journal of the Collegium Internationale Neuropsychopharmacologicum (CINP), 2009; 12(3): 305-16.
Brody Arthur L, Olmstead Richard E, Abrams Anna L, Costello Matthew R, Khan Aliyah, Kozman Daniel, Saxena Sanjaya, Farahi Judah, London Edythe D, Mandelkern Mark A   Effect of a history of major depressive disorder on smoking-induced dopamine release Biological psychiatry, 2009; 66(9): 898-901.
Irwin, Carrillo, Olmstead   Sleep loss activates cellular markers of inflammation: Sex differences Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2009; .
Irwin Michael R, Olmstead Richard, Valladares Edwin M, Breen Elizabeth Crabb, Ehlers Cindy L   Tumor necrosis factor antagonism normalizes rapid eye movement sleep in alcohol dependence Biological psychiatry, 2009; 66(2): 191-5.
Brody Arthur L, Mandelkern Mark A, Olmstead Richard E, Allen-Martinez Zoe, Scheibal David, Abrams Anna L, Costello Matthew R, Farahi Judah, Saxena Sanjaya, Monterosso John, London Edythe D   Ventral striatal dopamine release in response to smoking a regular vs a denicotinized cigarette Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2009; 34(2): 282-9.
Paape Timothy, Igic Boris, Smith Stacey D, Olmstead Richard, Bohs Lynn, Kohn Joshua R   A 15-Myr-old genetic bottleneck Molecular biology and evolution, 2008; 25(4): 655-63.
Schneider Nina G, Cortner Chris, Gould Jessica L, Koury Margaret A, Olmstead Richard E   Comparison of craving and withdrawal among four combination nicotine treatments Human psychopharmacology, 2008; 23(6): 513-7.
Irwin Michael R, Olmstead Richard, Motivala Sarosh J   Improving sleep quality in older adults with moderate sleep complaints: A randomized controlled trial of Tai Chi Chih Sleep, 2008; 31(7): 1001-8.
Schneider Nina G, Cortner Chris, Justice Melanie, Gould Jessica L, Amor Courtney, Hartman Neil, Kleinman Leonard, Olmstead Richard E   Preferences among five nicotine treatments based on information versus sampling Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2008; 10(1): 179-86.
Cho Hyong Jin, Lavretsky Helen, Olmstead Richard, Levin Myron J, Oxman Michael N, Irwin Michael R   Sleep disturbance and depression recurrence in community-dwelling older adults: a prospective study The American journal of psychiatry, 2008; 165(12): 1543-50.
Irwin Michael R, Wang Minge, Ribeiro Denise, Cho Hyong Jin, Olmstead Richard, Breen Elizabeth Crabb, Martinez-Maza Otoniel, Cole Steve   Sleep loss activates cellular inflammatory signaling Biological psychiatry, 2008; 64(6): 538-40.
Irwin Michael R, Olmstead Richard, Oxman Michael N   Augmenting immune responses to varicella zoster virus in older adults: a randomized, controlled trial of Tai Chi Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2007; 55(4): 511-7.
Irwin Michael R, Olmos Luis, Wang Minge, Valladares Edwin M, Motivala Sarosh J, Fong Tim, Newton Tom, Butch Anthony, Olmstead Richard, Cole Steve W   Cocaine dependence and acute cocaine induce decreases of monocyte proinflammatory cytokine expression across the diurnal period: autonomic mechanisms The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, 2007; 320(2): 507-15.
Berka Chris, Levendowski Daniel J, Lumicao Michelle N, Yau Alan, Davis Gene, Zivkovic Vladimir T, Olmstead Richard E, Tremoulet Patrice D, Craven Patrick L   EEG correlates of task engagement and mental workload in vigilance, learning, and memory tasks Aviation, space, and environmental medicine, 2007; 78(5 Suppl): B231-44.
Xu Jiansong, Mendrek Adrianna, Cohen Mark S, Monterosso John, Simon Sara, Jarvik Murray, Olmstead Richard, Brody Arthur L, Ernst Monique, London Edythe D   Effect of cigarette smoking on prefrontal cortical function in nondeprived smokers performing the Stroop Task Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2007; 32(6): 1421-8.
Domier Catherine P, Monterosso John R, Brody Arthur L, Simon Sara L, Mendrek Adrianna, Olmstead Richard, Jarvik Murray E, Cohen Mark S, London Edythe D   Effects of cigarette smoking and abstinence on Stroop task performance Psychopharmacology, 2007; 195(1): 1-9.
Bower Julienne E, Ganz Patricia A, Aziz Najib, Olmstead Richard, Irwin Michael R, Cole Steve W   Inflammatory responses to psychological stress in fatigued breast cancer survivors: relationship to glucocorticoids Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2007; 21(3): 251-8.
Brody Arthur L, Mandelkern Mark A, Olmstead Richard E, Jou Jennifer, Tiongson Emmanuelle, Allen Valerie, Scheibal David, London Edythe D, Monterosso John R, Tiffany Stephen T, Korb Alex, Gan Joanna J, Cohen Mark S   Neural substrates of resisting craving during cigarette cue exposure Biological psychiatry, 2007; 62(6): 642-51.
O'Connor Mary-Frances, Motivala Sarosh J, Valladares Edwin M, Olmstead Richard, Irwin Michael R   Sex differences in monocyte expression of IL-6: role of autonomic mechanisms American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 2007; 293(1): R145-51.
Brody Arthur L, Mandelkern Mark A, London Edythe D, Olmstead Richard E, Farahi Judah, Scheibal David, Jou Jennifer, Allen Valerie, Tiongson Emmanuelle, Chefer Svetlana I, Koren Andrei O, Mukhin Alexey G   Cigarette smoking saturates brain alpha 4 beta 2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors Archives of general psychiatry, 2006; 63(8): 907-15.
Brody Arthur L, Mandelkern Mark A, Olmstead Richard E, Scheibal David, Hahn Emily, Shiraga Sharon, Zamora-Paja Eleanor, Farahi Judah, Saxena Sanjaya, London Edythe D, McCracken James T   Gene variants of brain dopamine pathways and smoking-induced dopamine release in the ventral caudate/nucleus accumbens Archives of general psychiatry, 2006; 63(7): 808-16.
Schneider Nina G, Koury Margaret A, Cortner Chris, Olmstead Richard E, Hartman Neil, Kleinman Leonard, Kim Andrew, Chaya Craig, Leaf David   Preferences among four combination nicotine treatments Psychopharmacology, 2006; 187(4): 476-85.
Mendrek Adrianna, Monterosso John, Simon Sara L, Jarvik Murray, Brody Arthur, Olmstead Richard, Domier Catherine P, Cohen Mark S, Ernst Monique, London Edythe D   Working memory in cigarette smokers: comparison to non-smokers and effects of abstinence Addictive behaviors, 2006; 31(5): 833-44.
Xu Jiansong, Mendrek Adrianna, Cohen Mark S, Monterosso John, Rodriguez Paul, Simon Sara L, Brody Arthur, Jarvik Murray, Domier Catherine P, Olmstead Richard, Ernst Monique, London Edythe D   Brain activity in cigarette smokers performing a working memory task: effect of smoking abstinence Biological psychiatry, 2005; 58(2): 143-50.
Schneider Nina G, Terrace Scott, Koury Margaret A, Patel Shilpan, Vaghaiwalla Behram, Pendergrass Regina, Olmstead Richard E, Cortner Chris   Comparison of three nicotine treatments: initial reactions and preferences with guided use Psychopharmacology, 2005; 182(4): 545-50.
Chen Shaotian, Guan Kaiyun, Zhou Zhekun, Olmstead Richard, Cronk Quentin   Molecular phylogeny of Incarvillea (Bignoniaceae) based on ITS and trnL-F sequences American journal of botany, 2005; 92(4): 625-33.
Schneider Nina G, Olmstead Richard E, Nides Mitchell, Mody Freny Vaghaiwalla, Otte-Colquette Pamela, Doan Kim, Patel Shilpan   Comparative testing of 5 nicotine systems: initial use and preferences American journal of health behavior, 2004; 28(1): 72-86.
Brody Arthur L, Olmstead Richard E, London Edythe D, Farahi Judah, Meyer Jeffrey H, Grossman Paul, Lee Grace S, Huang Joe, Hahn Emily L, Mandelkern Mark A   Smoking-induced ventral striatum dopamine release The American journal of psychiatry, 2004; 161(7): 1211-8.
Caskey Nicholas H, Jarvik Murray E, Wirshing William C, Madsen Damian C, Iwamoto-Schaap Paula N, Eisenberger Naomi I, Huerta Lorena, Terrace Scott M, Olmstead Richard E   Modulating tobacco smoking rates by dopaminergic stimulation and blockade Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2002; 4(3): 259-66.
Okami Paul, Weisner Thomas, Olmstead Richard   Outcome correlates of parent-child bedsharing: an eighteen-year longitudinal study Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP, 2002; 23(4): 244-53.
Schneider N G, Olmstead R E, Franzon M A, Lunell E   The nicotine inhaler: clinical pharmacokinetics and comparison with other nicotine treatments Clinical pharmacokinetics, 2001; 40(9): 661-84.
Jarvik M E, Caskey N H, Wirshing W C, Madsen D C, Iwamoto-Schaap P N, Elins J L, Eisenberger N I, Olmstead R E   Bromocriptine reduces cigarette smoking Addiction (Abingdon, England), 2000; 95(8): 1173-83.
Jarvik M E, Madsen D C, Olmstead R E, Iwamoto-Schaap P N, Elins J L, Benowitz N L   Nicotine blood levels and subjective craving for cigarettes Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, 2000; 66(3): 553-8.