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Nicotine Addiction and Impulsive Behaviour: Disentangling the Relationship [PDF]

, 2007
Drug addiction can now be considered a global epidemic with considerable psychological, physical, social and economicc osts. Substantial research remains focused upon furthering our understating of the disorder, for which current treatments are limited ...
Kolokotroni, Katerina Zoe
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Nicotine addiction : a review [PDF]

, 2013
Nicotine, the major psychoactive compound in tobacco, acts as a potent addictive drug in humans. The addictive nature of nicotine leads to more than 6 million deaths a year.
Di Giovanni, Giuseppe, Vella, Jacob
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Electronic Cigarette Nicotine Flux, Nicotine Yield, and Particulate Matter Emissions: Impact of Device and Liquid Heterogeneity [PDF]

, 2022
Introduction Electronic cigarettes (ECIGs) heat a nicotine-containing liquid to produce an inhalable aerosol. ECIG power (wattage) and liquid nicotine concentration are two factors that predict nicotine emission rate (“flux”).
Thomas Eissenberg, Soule, Eric K., Höchsmann, Christoph, Talih, Soha, Travis Theall, Soha Talih, Snipes, William, Martin, Corby K., Corby K Martin, William Snipes, Eric K Soule, Eissenberg, Thomas E., Christoph Höchsmann, Elizabeth K Do, Bernard F Fuemmeler, Fuemmeler, Bernard F., Do, Elizabeth K., Mayne, Shannon, Shannon Mayne, Theall, Travis   +19 more
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Immediate early gene expression in the mesopontine tegmentum and midbrain after acute or chronic nicotine administration [PDF]

, 2008
The reinforcing properties of nicotine depend partly on cholinergic projections from the pedunculopontine tegmental (PPTg) and laterodorsal tegmental (LDTg) nuclei to midbrain dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and substantia nigra pars
Porter, Ailsa
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Learning and nicotine interact to increase CREB phosphorylation at the jnk1 promoter in the hippocampus [PDF]

, 2012
Nicotine is known to enhance long-term hippocampus dependent learning and memory in both rodents and humans via its activity at nicotinic acetylcholinergic receptors (nAChRs).
Rachel L Poole, Gould, Thomas J., Michael D Adoff, Gould Thomas J., Kenney, Justin W., Thomas J Gould, Poole Rachel L., Poole, Rachel L., Logue, Sheree F., Kenney Justin W., Justin W Kenney, Sheree F Logue, Logue Sheree F., Adoff, Michael D., Adoff Michael D.   +14 more
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Longitudinal analysis of cigar use patterns among US youth and adults, 2013–2019

BMC 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, Gregory J. Stoddard, Cristine D. Delnevo, Julie W. Merten, Sunday Azagba   +4 more
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Effect of COVID-19 on smoking cessation outcomes in a large primary care treatment programme: an observational study

BMJ 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, Benjamin Wong, Laurie Zawertailo, Peter Selby   +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

Systematic 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, T. Corrin, D. Baliunas, L. Quilty, L. Zawertailo, S. J. Rizvi, W. deRuiter, S. Bonato, V. De Luca, S. Kennedy, P. Selby   +10 more
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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

Tobacco 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, Amer Siddiq Amer Nordin, Farizah Mohd Hairi, Anne Yee, Nur Amani Ahmad Tajuddin, Siti Idayu Hasan, Mahmoud Danaee, Ina Sharyn Kamaludin, Susan C. Kaai, Mi Yan, Matthew Grey, Anne C. K. Quah, Mary E. Thompson, Geoffrey T. Fong   +13 more
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Why do smokers use e-cigarettes? A study on reasons among dual users

Preventive 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, Anna V. Song, Deanna M. Halliday, Mariaelena Gonzalez, Anna E. Epperson   +4 more
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