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Publications

Below are a select list of publications that highlight the work at BACDRL. Clink here for a complete list!

  1. Lowe, D.J.E.*, Wang, C.*, Rueda, S., George, T.P. (2025). Budtender Perceptions and Knowledge of Cannabis and Mental Health: A Preliminary Study. Cannabis.  8(2): 164-176. PMID: Pending.

  2. Tonkin, S.S., Betts, J.M., Dowd, A.N., Mahoney, M., Cinciripini, P., Schnoll, R.A., George, T.P., Tyndale, R.F., Hawk, L.W. (2025). Daily Cigarette Abstinence and Smoking Rate with Varenicline: Relationships with Treatment, Craving, and Affect During the First Week of the Quit Attempt. Nicotine Tob. Res., In Press. PMID: 40358028

  3. Rabin, R.A.*, Schnoll, R., Lerman, C., Tyndale, R.F., George, T.P. (2025). A Multi-Site Study Examining Tobacco Withdrawal Trajectories in Individuals with Cannabis and Tobacco Co-Use. Drug Alcohol Depend. 274: 112778. PMID: 40633181

  4. Andreiev, A.I.*, Katznelson, G.*, Vijayaraghavan, M., George, T.P. (2025). “Nicotine and Tobacco”. (Editors: DeVido, J., Marienfield, C., Kranzler, H.R, Levounas, P.L.). In: Clinical Manual of Addiction Psychopharmacology, 3rd Edition. American Psychiatric Press, Inc., Washington, D.C., In Press.

  5. Sayrafizadeh, N.*, Sorkhou, M.*, Tang, V.M.*, Blumberger, D.M., Davidson, B., Lipsman, N., George, T.P. (2025). Neuromodulation for Substance Use Disorder. In: Neuromodulation for Treatment-Resistant Neuropsychiatric Disorders (Editors: Amit Chopra, M.D., Kumar K. Solai, M.D. and Ananda Pandurangi, M.D.), Oxford University Press, In Press.

  6. Mehta, D.D.*, Hiebert, M., Ward, H.B.*, Tang, V.M.*, George, T.P. (2025). Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Substance Use Disorders: Ethical Considerations. In: Dubljević, V. and Young, J. (Eds.): TMS and Neuroethics, Cham: Springer Nature, pp. 231-246. ISBN: 978-3-031-92400-2.

  7. Botsford, S.L*., Yang, S.*, George, T.P. (2025). Cannabis and Cannabinoids in Mood Disorders: A Systematic Review of Impact on Onset, Course and Therapeutic Potential. Focus (Am. Psychiat. Publ.). 23(2): 239-256. PMID: 40235611

  8. Praecht, A.*, Garvie, S.*, Sorkhou, M.*, MacKillop, J., George, T.P. (2025). Tobacco Use Disorder and Impulsivity in People with Mental Illness: A Systematic Review. Am. J. Addict. 34: 383-403. PMID: 40241302.

  9. Blyth, L.G.*, Seal, C.R.*, Sorkhou, M.*, Lowe, D.J.E.*, George, T.P. (2025). A Systematic Review of the Temporal Relationships Between Cannabis and Anxiety: Chicken or Egg? Curr. Addict. Rep. 12(1): 35.

  10. Sorkhou, M.*, Johnstone, S.*, Cooper, Z.D., Weinberger, A.H., Castle, D.J., Hall, W., Rabin, R.A.*, Hammond, D., George, T.P. (2024). Changes in Cannabis Use Patterns in Psychiatric Populations Pre- and Post-Legalization of Recreational Cannabis Use in Canada: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Survey. Cannabis. 7(3): 1-13. PMID: 39781550

  11. Johnstone, S.*, Sorkhou, M.*, Zhang, M.*, Dermody, S.S.*, Rabin, R.A.*, George, T.P. (2024). Cannabis Cravings Predict Cigarette Use in Schizophrenia: A Secondary Analysis from Two Cannabis Abstinence Studies. Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abuse. 50: 95-105. PMID: 38214479

  12. Rodas, J.D.*, George, T.P., Hassan, A.N. (2024). A Systematic Review of Cannabis and Cannabinoids in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). J. Clin. Psychiatry. 85: 23r14862. PMID: 38353645

  13. Sorkhou, M.*, Singla, D.R., Castle, D.J., George, T.P. (2024). Birth, Cognitive and Behavioral Effects of Intrauterine Cannabis Exposure in Infants and Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Addiction. 119: 411-437. PMID: 37968824

  14. Mehta, D.D.*, Praecht, A.*, Ward, H.B.*, Sanches, M., Sorkhou, M.*, Tang, V.M.*, Steele, V.R.*, Hanlon, C.A., George, T.P. (2024). A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Neuromodulation Therapies for Substance Use Disorders. Neuropsychopharmacology. 49: 649-680. PMID: 38086901

  15. Kivlichan, A.E.*, Praecht, A.*, Wang, C.*, George, T.P. (2024). Substance-Induced Mood Disorders: A Scoping Review. Curr. Addict. Rep. 11: 1-18.

  16. Goldfield, D.*, Zhang, M.*, George, T.P. (2024). Substance Use and Anxiety Disorders: A Scoping Review. Curr. Addict. Rep. 11: 352-370.

  17. Lowe, D.J.E.*, Sorkhou, M.*, George, T.P. (2024). Cannabis Use in Adolescents and Anxiety Symptoms and Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abuse. 50: 150-161. PMID: 38285048

  18. Sorkhou, M.*, Dent, E.L.*, George, T.P. (2024). Cannabis and Mood Disorders: A Systematic Review. Front. Pub. Health. 12: 1346207. PMID: 38655516

  19. Penny, H.*, George, T.P. (2025). More Connected Than Ever Before? Online Dating and the Youth Mental Health Crisis. Psychiatric Times, Published Online 5/28/25 (PsychiatricTimes.com)

  20. Coles, A.S.*, Kivlichan, A.E.*, Castle, D.J., George, T.P. (2023). Chapter 25: Cannabis Treatment in People with Psychosis. In: Marijuana and Madness, 3rd Edition (Editors: D’Souza, D.C, Castle, D.J., Murray, R.M.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 978-1108943246

  21. Rabin, R.A.*, McClure, E.A., George, T.P. (2023). Chapter 30: Cannabis and Tobacco Co-Use. In: Marijuana and Madness, 3rd Edition (Editors: D’Souza, D.C, Castle, D.J., Murray, R.M.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 978-1108943246

  22. Johnstone, S.*, Dela Cruz, G.A.*, Kalb, N., Tyagi, S.V., Potenza, M.N., George, T.P., Castle, D.J. (2023). A systematic review of gender-responsive and integrated substance use disorder treatment programs for women with co-occurring disorders. Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abuse. 49: 21-42. PMID: 36283062

  23. Rodas, J.D.*, Sorkhou, M.*, George, T.P. (2023). The use of contingency reinforcment for studying the effects of cannabis in people with serious mental illness. Brain Sci. 13, 36. PMID: 36672017

  24. Dela Cruz, A.*, Johnstone, S.*, Singla, D., George, T.P., Castle, D.J. (2023). A Qualitative Review of Perinatal Depression in Migrant Women in Canada. Women. 3: 1-21.

  25. Garson, E.*, Castle, D.J., George, T.P. (2023). Substance-Induced Psychoses: A Review. Curr. Addict. Rep. 10: 335-340.

  26. Bidzinski, K.K. *, Lowe, D.J.E. *, Sanches, M., Sorkhou, M. *, Boileau, I., Kiang, M., Blumberger, D.M., Remington, G., Ma, C., Castle, D.J., Rabin, R.A. *, George, T.P. (2022). Investigating Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for Cannabis Use and Cognition in People with Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia. 8:2. PMID: 35210458. 

  27. Johnstone, S. *, Sorkhou, M. *, Rabin, R.A. *, George, T.P. (2022). Dose-Dependent Effects of Varenicline on Tobacco Craving and Withdrawal in Smokers with and without Schizophrenia. Drug Alcohol Depend. 224: 109412. PMID: 35395548

  28. Sorkhou, M.*, Rabin, R.A.*, Rabin, J.S.*, Kloiber, S., McIntyre, R.S., George, T.P. (2022). Effects of 28 Days of Cannabis Abstinence on Cognitive Function in Major Depression: A Preliminary Study. Am. J. Addict. 31: 454-462. PMID: 35690891

  29. Tonkin, S.S., Colder, C., Mahoney, M., Cinciripini, P., Swan, G., Schnoll, R., George, T.P., Tyndale, R.F., Lerman, C., Hawk, L.W., Jr. (2022). Evaluating Treatment Mechanisms of Varenicline: Mediation by Affect and Craving. Nicotine Tob. Res. 24 (11): 1803-1810. PMID: 35639828

  30. Johnstone, S.*, Lowe, D.J.E. *, Kozak-Bidzinski, K. *, Sanches, M., Castle, D.J., Rabin, J.S.*, Rabin, R.A. *, George, T.P. (2022). Neurocognitive moderation of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) effects on cannabis use in schizophrenia: a preliminary analysis. Schizophrenia. 8: 99. PMID: 36384966

  31. George, T.P., Welsh, L.*, Franchuk, S.L.*, Vaccarino F.J. (2022). Why Integrating Medications and Psychosocial Treatments is Important for Addressing the Opioid Crisis in Canada (Invited Commentary). Can. J. Psychiatry. 67: 176-178. PMID: 34424059.

  32. Johnstone, S.*, Sorkou, M.*, Al-Saghir, N.*, Lowe, D.J.E.*, Steele, V.R. *, Pearlson, G.D., Castle, D.J., George, T.P. (2022). Neuromodulation for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in People with Schizophrenia and Psychotic Spectrum Disorders. Front. Psychiatry. 13: 793938. PMID: 35237187

  33. Kivlichan, A.E.*, Lowe, D.J.E.*, George, T.P. (2022). Substance Misuse in College Students. Psychiatric Times. 39: 19-21.

  34. Johnstone, S.*, Hill, K.P., George, T.P. (2022). An update on legalized recreational cannabis and cannabidiol: Implications for psychiatry. Psychiatric Times. 39: 24-25.

  35. Lowe, D.J.E.*, Simpkin, E., George, T.P. (2022). Dual Diagnosis: Double the Stigma, Double the Trouble. Psychiatric Times. 39: 26-27.

  36. Sorkhou, M.*, Stogios, N., Sayrafizadeh, N.*, Agrawal, M., Hahn, M.K., George, T.P. (2022). Non-Invasive Neuromodulation Therapies for Alcohol Craving: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Drug Alcohol Depend. Rep. 4: 100076. PMID: 36846579

  37. Sorkhou, M.*, Johnstone, S.*, Kivlichan, A.E.*, Castle, D.J., George, T.P. (2022). A Systematic Review on Cannabis Use, Violence and Aggression in Psychiatric Disorders. Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abuse. 48: 631-643. PMID: 36137273

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