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
Jørgenrud B, Bogstrand ST, Furuhaugen H, Jamt REG, Vindenes V, Gjerde H(2018) Association between speeding and use of alcohol and medicinal and illegal drugs and involvement in road traffic crashes among motor vehicle drivers Traffic Inj Prev, 19(8), 779-785 DOI 10.1080/15389588.2018.1518577, PubMed 30681887
Avvisati R, Bogen IL, Andersen JM, Vindenes V, Mørland J, Badiani A, Boix F(2018) The active heroin metabolite 6-acetylmorphine has robust reinforcing effects as assessed by self-administration in the rat Neuropharmacology(in press) DOI 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2018.12.023, PubMed 30578794
Strand MC, Vindenes V, Gjerde H, Mørland JG, Ramaekers JG(2018) A clinical trial on the acute effects of methadone and buprenorphine on actual driving and cognitive function of healthy volunteers Br J Clin Pharmacol, 85(2), 442-453 DOI 10.1111/bcp.13818, PubMed 30515857