Why does smoking so often produce dependence? A somewhat different view

Tobacco Control

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 62-64

  Hughes, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Nicotine; Substance use disorder; Substance withdrawal; Tobacco use disorder

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; NICOTINE;

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICS; TIME;

DOPAMINE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NICOTINE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035293241     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.10.1.62     Document Type: Article

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