Reagan R Wetherill

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus
other 2022
Impact of the natural hormonal milieu on ventral striatal responses to appetitive cigarette smoking cues: A prospective longitudinal study
Drug and alcohol dependence reports ·doi:10.1016/j.dadr.2022.100119

BACKGROUND: The female sex hormones estradiol (E) and progesterone (P) galvanize the ventral striatal reward pathway. E elevates ventral striatal dopamine and accelerates drug-cued reinstatement, while P has opposing 'protective' effects on…

other 2021
Influence of the natural hormonal milieu on brain and behavior in women who smoke cigarettes: Rationale and methodology
Contemporary clinical trials communications ·doi:10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100738

Women experience more severe health consequences from smoking, have greater difficulty quitting, and respond less favorably to nicotine replacement therapy than men. The influence of fluctuating ovarian hormones, specifically estradiol (E) …

review 2019
Oral Contraceptives and Cigarette Smoking: A Review of the Literature and Future Directions
Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco ·doi:10.1093/ntr/ntx258

INTRODUCTION: Evidence continues to mount indicating that endogenous sex hormones (eg, progesterone and estradiol) play a significant role in smoking-related outcomes. Although approximately one out of four premenopausal smokers use oral co…