Examining the Behavioral and Molecular Aspects of Adolescent Nicotine Dependence: Implications for Vulnerability to Drugs of Abuse
Approximately 200 million men and 100 million women smoke worldwide. In the United States, an estimated 25.9 million men (23.9 percent) and 20.7 million women (18.1 percent) are smokers. The commencement of smoking at a young age is thought to increase addiction liability, decrease the probability...
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VCU Scholars Compass
2008
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| Online Access: | http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1051 http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2050&context=etd |