The psychobiology of nicotine dependence

There is abundant evidence to show that nicotine is the principal addictive component of tobacco smoke. The results of laboratory studies have shown that nicotine has many of the behavioural and neurobiological properties of a drug of dependence. This article focuses on the evidence that nicotine ha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: D. J. K. Balfour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2008-12-01
Series:European Respiratory Review
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Online Access:http://err.ersjournals.com/cgi/content/full/17/110/172