Nicotine Dependence
Nicotine dependence is a state of dependence upon nicotine. Nicotine dependence is a chronic, relapsing disease defined as a compulsive craving to use the drug, despite social consequences, loss of control over drug intake, and emergence of withdrawal symptoms. Tolerance is another component of drug dependence.
Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: PW133
Diagnosis: Nicotine Dependence
US Patients:
World Patients: 976 Million Smokers
Sex Ratio:
Age Onset:
Brain Area: Nicotine stimulates receptors in the adrenal medulla and throughout the central and peripheral nervous systems.
Symptoms: Nicotine stimulates brain areas affecting reward, pleasure and anxiety and induce cravings when not involved.
Progression:
Causes: Several genes are involved in dependency; compulsive craving for nicotine despite knowing consequences;
Medications: There are drugs and patches to reduce responsiveness to nicotine.
Therapies: Evidence-Based Medicine increases quitting by 2-3X.
Youttube Video:
The Neurobiology of Addiction-The Reward Pathway
Amazon or Library Book: Nicotine Explained
Click the book to link or buy from Amazon.
Support Group: nicotine-anonymous.org; 877-879-6422
(Nicotine Anonymous)
4 CURRENT ARTICLES
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The world-wide medical research
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PubMed article’s summary-abstract.
- Assessing client and staff beliefs and attitudes to inform tobacco-free campus policy implementation at substance use disorder treatment centersby Amogh Bandekar on March 25, 2025
CONCLUSIONS: Staff are interested in helping clients quit tobacco use. Most of the interviewed clients, however, believed that utilizing tobacco products while receiving treatment for their dependence on another substance, would improve their success. The McLeod Center was one of the first community-based SUD treatment facilities in North Carolina to transition to a 100% tobacco-free campus in 2021. This research and results serve as a blueprint for other facilities making similar policy...
- Feasibility of and reactivity to ecological momentary assessment (EMA) during electronic cigarette use initiation in adults who smoke dailyby Bettina B Hoeppner on March 24, 2025
CONCLUSIONS: Conducting EMA with adults who smoke daily and are initiating e-cigarette use appears feasible, with some caveats. Reactivity to EMA during e-cigarette initiation appears to be small or non-significant.
- Longitudinal management trends of basilar thumb arthritis: A national epidemiologic analysisby Taylor Manes on March 24, 2025
CONCLUSIONS: Management of basilar thumb arthritis is shifting towards more surgical interventions. Identifying optimal patient profiles for surgery will refine management strategies for this condition.
- Prevalence of Alcohol Use Disorder among Medical Students in New Delhi: A Cross-Sectional Studyby Aninda Debnath on March 24, 2025
CONCLUSION: The current study highlights worrisome levels of AUD, depression, and anxiety among medical students in New Delhi. Our research also reveals connections between AUD and factors like gender, living situation, tobacco use, and anxiety.