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Study Finds Smoking More Psychological than Physical Addiction

Posted on July 11, 2010 in Nicotine Addiction

A new study suggests that cravings for cigarettes have more to do with social and psychological cues than actually being deprived of an addictive substance. This finding could lead to better methods of treating nicotine addiction, as more focus needs to be placed on the psychology behind smoking. The study, published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology, could also help explain why nicotine patches and gum are often ineffective in helping people quit smoking.

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Researchers Plan to Use Community to Help Reduce Smoking in Nottingham

Posted on June 29, 2010 in Research & News

In an attempt to help encourage people to quit smoking in an area that has one of the highest rates of smoking in the United Kingdom, researchers from the University of Nottingham are focusing on the power of the community.

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“Light” Addictions May Be More Serious Than Previously Thought

Posted on January 15, 2010 in Types of Addiction

n their most recent column, Dr. David Moore and Bill Manville of the New York Daily News write that “light” addictions like caffeine can be more serious than we think. Addiction specialist Lynn Telford Sahl, author of the best selling “Intentional Joy,” told Bill of a patient who used to have a mocha latte once a week as a reward for a hard week completed, but it progressed from a weekly pleasure to a daily must-have, and now she feels depressed if she doesn’t have her caffeine fix she feels depressed. She also feels guilty about weight gain and has trouble sleeping, but doesn’t make the connection between those symptoms and the coffee she’s consuming.

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Thrill-Seeking Teens Susceptible to Sweet-Tasting Cigarettes

Posted on December 15, 2009 in Nicotine Addiction

New research shows that thrill-seeking teenagers are especially susceptible to fruit-flavored cigarettes, coinciding with the recent ban on the sale of flavored cigarettes by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to the FDA, the September 2009 ban, authorized by the new Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, is part of a national effort by the FDA to reduce smoking, which is the leading preventable cause of death in America.

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Initial Attitude Predicts Smoking among Mexican-American Youth

Posted on December 7, 2009 in Nicotine Addiction

Whether non-smoking Mexican-American adolescents go on to experiment with smoking depends largely on their initial attitude toward the habit, researchers at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report in the December issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

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Smoking Tobacco through Waterpipe Just as Harmful as Cigarettes

Posted on December 3, 2009 in Nicotine Addiction

Smoking tobacco through a waterpipe exposes the user to the same toxicants (carbon monoxide and nicotine) as smoking a cigarette, which could lead to nicotine addiction and heart disease, according to a study led by a Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) researcher published in the December issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

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Secondhand Smoke Exposure Worse for Toddlers and Obese Children

Posted on November 18, 2009 in Nicotine Addiction

Toddlers and obese children suffer more than other youth when exposed to secondhand smoke, according to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2009.

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Maternal Smoking Can Increase Level of Discomfort in Newborns

Posted on October 21, 2009 in Nicotine Addiction

A new research study suggests that maternal smoking may increase the level of distress in newborns. The research was published in the October 15th issue of Biological Psychiatry.

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New Drug Shows Promise in Helping People Quit Smoking

Posted on August 10, 2009 in Drug Addiction Treatment

A new drug that prevents smokers from getting the “buzz” from cigarettes showed promise in preliminary testing and may someday offer a new way to kick the dangerous habit. In the study, more than twice as many people given five of the shots stopped smoking than those given fewer shots or placebo—about 15 percent versus 6 percent after one year.

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Cigarette Smoking in Movies Influences Teens

Posted on July 3, 2009 in Nicotine Addiction

Researchers at Dartmouth Medical School have found that movie characters who smoke cigarettes—regardless of whether they are heroes or villains—influence teens to try smoking. Susanne Tanski, the lead author of the study, said that previous studies have found a link between smoking in movies and the initiation of smoking by adolescents, and she and her colleagues wanted to “dig deeper into the data to see if the type of character who is smoking matters. Is it the ‘good guys’ or ‘bad guys’ that have more of an influence?”

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