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Nicotine Dependence Among Smokers Using Fagerstrom Nicotine Dependence Test
Aim or Purpose: While formulating tobacco cessation strategies, it is important that the dependence of tobacco among the target population be established.
Prof Krishna Prasad Lingamaneni +2 more
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Nicotine addiction : a review [PDF]
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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Molecular Mechanisms Associated with Nicotine Pharmacology and Dependence. [PDF]
Tobacco dependence is a leading cause of preventable disease and death worldwide. Nicotine, the main psychoactive component in tobacco cigarettes, has also been garnering increased popularity in its vaporized form, as derived from e-cigarette devices ...
A Ashoor +146 more
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Tobacco use and nicotine dependence among conflict-affected men in the Republic of Georgia. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: There is very little evidence globally on tobacco use and nicotine dependence among civilian populations affected by armed conflict, despite key vulnerability factors related to elevated mental disorders and socio-economic stressors.
Chikovani, Ivdity +4 more
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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
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Background Medications for smoking cessation are currently only effective in helping a minority of smokers quit. Drug development is slow and expensive; as such, there is much interest in optimizing the effectiveness of existing treatments and ...
Laurie Zawertailo +8 more
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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
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Measure nicotine dependence by the fagerström test for nicotine dependence [PDF]
ABSTRACT Objective To assess the level of nicotine dependence of smokers in a university dental clinic in southern Brazil using the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence and identify those who would like to quit smoking. Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out with 93 Dental School patients, who underwent a face-to-face interview with four ...
WEBER, Caroline Francieli +3 more
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Background: The nicotine dependency is related to many factors in terms of sociodemographic and smoking practices. Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the levels of nicotine dependency among adult smokers in Malaysia and to identify the ...
Thin Mon Kyaw +7 more
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Biochemical and genetic biomarkers associated with nicotine dependence in Mexican smokers
Cigarette smoking remains an important health concern and is still a leading cause of preventable mortality. Nicotine is the substance responsible for sustained tobacco use and dependence.
Gissela Borrego‐Soto +7 more
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