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James P. Zacny, Ph.D.
Professor of Anesthesia & Critical Care
Training:
B.S. - 1978
St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Indiana - psychology

M.A. - 1981
West Virginia University, Morgantown - psychopharmacology

Ph.D - 1984
West Virginia University, Morgantown - psychopharmacology

Fellowship - 1986
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore - psychopharmacology
Academic Interests:
Psychopharmacological effects of CNS-active drugs used in anesthesia and the treatment of pain.
Clinical Interests:
Abuse liability assessment of CNS-active drugs used to treat patients with chronic pain .
Representative Publications:
Zacny J, Bigelow G, Compton P, Foley K, Iguchi M, Sannerud C: College on Problems of Drug Dependence taskforce on prescription opioid non-medical use and abuse: position statement. Drug Alcohol Depend 69:215-232, 2003

Zacny JP (member, Expert Panel of the College of Problems on Drug Dependence): Abuse liability assessment of CNS drugs: conclusions, recommendations, and research priorities. Drug Alcohol Depend 70 (3 Suppl): S107-S114, 2003

Zacny JP, Gutierrez S: Characterizing the subjective, psychomotor, and physiological effects of oral oxycodone in non-drug-abusing volunteers. Psychopharmacology 170:242-254, 2003

Zacny JP, Gutierrez S, Bolbolan SA: Profiling the subjective, psychomotor, and physiological effects of a hydrocodone/acetaminophen product in recreational drug users. Drug Alcohol Depend 78:243-252, 2005

Zacny JP: Chronic pain and driving: proceed with caution. (editorial) Pain 122:6-7, 2006

Beckman NJ, Zacny JP, Walker DJ: Within-subject comparison of the subjective and psychomotor effects of a gaseous anesthetic and two volatile anesthetics in healthy volunteers. Drug Alcohol Depend 81:89-95, 2006