Behavior effects and pharmacokinetics of heroin, methadone and new psychoactive substances in rodents
Outcome after drug-exposure during pregnancy in rodents
Interaction of heroin pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics using antibodies (“heroin-vaccine”), antagonists and enzyme modulators
Frequency of drugs of abuse in different populations
Impact of drugs of abuse and alcohol on mortality risk, acute disease and injuries
Involvement of alcohol and drugs of abuse in in traffic and traffic accidents, and prevalence of use in other populations
Death due to drug overdoses
Development of analytical methods for drugs of abuse, neurotransmitters, hormones, markers in different matrices
Recent publications
Valen A, Bogstrand ST, Vindenes V, Frost J, Larsson M, Holtan A, Gjerde H(2019) Driver-related risk factors of fatal road traffic crashes associated with alcohol or drug impairment Accid Anal Prev, 131, 191-199 DOI 10.1016/j.aap.2019.06.014, PubMed 31306833
Strand MC, Ramaekers JG, Gjerde H, Mørland J, Vindenes V(2019) Pharmacokinetics of Single Doses of Methadone and Buprenorphine in Blood and Oral Fluid in Healthy Volunteers and Correlation With Effects on Psychomotor and Cognitive Functions J Clin Psychopharmacol(in press) DOI 10.1097/JCP.0000000000001077, PubMed 31305338
Valen A, Bogstrand ST, Vindenes V, Frost J, Larsson M, Holtan A, Gjerde H(2019) Fatally injured drivers in Norway 2005-2015-Trends in substance use and crash characteristics Traffic Inj Prev, 20(5), 460-466 DOI 10.1080/15389588.2019.1616700, PubMed 31169405