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Pharmacotherapy for Nicotine Dependence
Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 2005 Approximately 50% of long-term cigarette smokers die prematurely from the adverse effects of smoking, including on cancer, cardiovascular disease, lung disease, or other illness. This risk can be substantially reduced by smoking cessation, with greater benefits occurring the earlier in the smoking career that cessation occurs.
Jack E Henningfield +2 more
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Predicting nicotine dependence profiles among adolescent smokers: the roles of personal and social-environmental factors in a longitudinal framework [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2012 Background Although several studies have reported that symptoms of nicotine dependence can occur after limited exposure to smoking, the majority of research on nicotine dependence has focused on adult smokers.
Kleinjan Marloes +5 more
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Heritability of Smoking Initiation and Nicotine Dependence [PDF]
Behavior Genetics, 2005 In contrast to other aspects of smoking behavior, little attention has been paid to the genetics of nicotine dependence. In this paper, three models (single liability dimension, independent liability dimension and combined model) have been applied to ...
Jacqueline M Vink, Gonneke Willemsen
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Nicotine Dependence among Rural-Urban Migrants in China [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2011 Background The complex mechanism of nicotine dependency makes it challenging to evaluate dependence or progress towards dependence. The aim of this study was to estimate nicotine dependence levels and identify determinants of dependence among Chinese ...
Li Yuyan +6 more
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Nicotine dependence among critically ill COVID-19 patients: A population-based cohort study. [PDF]
PLoS ONENicotine dependence is associated with lower life expectancy and patients who use nicotine are at an increased risk of diseases of the respiratory system. Data on the prognostic impact of nicotine dependence in COVID-19 is inconclusive.
John Garza +4 more
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Nicotine dependence and genetic variation in the nicotinic receptors [PDF]
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2009 Technological advances have led to the discovery of genetic variants that contribute to many illnesses including nicotine dependence. A multi-stage model of the development of nicotine dependence underlies these genetic studies, and it includes a progression through several stages of smoking behavior from never smoking to nicotine dependence. The final
Laura J Bierut
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Protracted neurobehavioral and microRNA deficits by acute nicotine dependence in mice [PDF]
Communications BiologyAcute dependence to nicotine can rapidly elicit withdrawal symptoms. However, protracted withdrawal signs from acute nicotine dependence have not been explored.
Baeksun Kim, Heh-In Im
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Research Involvement and Engagement, 2021 Plain English summary Researchers have explored different types of treatment to help people with a mental illness with other problems they might be experiencing, such as their health condition and quality of life.
Lenka Vojtila +4 more
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Smoking Cessation Training and Treatment: Options for Cancer Centres
Current Oncology, 2022 Patients who achieve smoking cessation following a cancer diagnosis can experience an improvement in treatment response and lower morbidity and mortality compared to individuals who continue to smoke. It is therefore imperative for publicly funded cancer
Wayne K. deRuiter +6 more
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Trials, 2023 Background Women experience greater difficulty achieving smoking abstinence compared to men. Recent evidence suggests that hormonal fluctuations during different phases of the menstrual cycle can contribute to lower smoking abstinence rates following a ...
Laurie Zawertailo +11 more
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