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Nicotine Addiction [PDF]

open access: yesNew England Journal of Medicine, 1999
Nicotine maintains tobacco addiction. Nicotine acts on nicotinic cholinergic receptors, which demonstrate diversity in subunit structure, function, and distribution in the nervous system, mediating the multiple actions of nicotine described in tobacco users.
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Nicotine [PDF]

open access: yesThe American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1897
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Nicotine and nicotinic receptors in the circadian system

open access: yesPsychoneuroendocrinology, 1998
Considerable data support a role for cholinergic influences on the circadian system. The extent to which these influences are mediated by nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) has been controversial, as have the specific actions of nicotine and acetylcholine in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus.
B F, O'Hara   +6 more
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The effect of a clinical decision support system on prompting an intervention for risky alcohol use in a primary care smoking cessation program: a cluster randomized trial

open access: yesImplementation Science, 2019
Background Clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) may promote practitioner adherence to evidence-based guidelines. This study examined if the addition of a CDSS influenced practitioner delivery of a brief intervention with treatment-seeking smokers ...
Nadia Minian   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Longitudinal analysis of cigar use patterns among US youth and adults, 2013–2019

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2023
Background Cigars are available in a range of pack quantities, which contrasts regulations requiring cigarettes to be sold in packs of 20 or greater. Smaller packages may be associated with increases in initiation while larger packs may lead consumers to
Jessica King Jensen   +4 more
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Effect of COVID-19 on smoking cessation outcomes in a large primary care treatment programme: an observational study

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2021
Objectives The COVID-19 pandemic has changed patterns of smoking, other substance use and other health-related behaviours, leading to a virtualisation of non-urgent medical care.
Scott Veldhuizen   +3 more
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Predisposing and protective factors influencing suicide ideation, attempt, and death in patients accessing substance use treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

open access: yesSystematic Reviews, 2019
Background The lifetime risk of suicide in patients with substance use disorder is five to ten times the risk in the general population. Critically, up to 19% of patients continue to think about and attempt suicide even after accessing treatment ...
S. Espinet   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

E-cigarette prevalence among Malaysian adults and types and flavors of e-cigarette products used by cigarette smokers who vape: Findings from the 2020 ITC Malaysia Survey

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2022
Introduction E-cigarettes (ECs) have become increasingly common in many countries, including Malaysia. The prevalence of EC use increased in Malaysia from 0.8% in 2011 to 4.9% in 2019.
Pete Driezen   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Why do smokers use e-cigarettes? A study on reasons among dual users

open access: yesPreventive Medicine Reports, 2022
Objective: There is minimal research that has measured motivations behind e-cigarette use and the relationship to cigarette and e-cigarette use. The aim of this study was to (1) examine extent to which motivations to use e-cigarettes varies among dual ...
Allison A. Temourian   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cocreation of a conversational agent to help patients adhere to their varenicline treatment: A study protocol

open access: yesDigital Health, 2023
Objective Varenicline is the most efficacious approved smoking cessation medication, making it one of the most cost-effective clinical interventions for reducing tobacco-related morbidity and mortality. Adhering to varenicline is strongly associated with
Nadia Minian   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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