psychopathology and smoking history were examined in data obtained from 553 female adult Australian twins (246 regular smokers), aged 32-48 years, who had participated in a telephone interview survey that included life-time assessments of smoking history, nicotine dependence and symptoms of withdrawal...
Alcohol and nicotine are among the top causes of preventable death in the United States. Unfortunately, people who are dependent on alcohol are more likely to smoke than individuals in the general population. Similarly, smokers are more likely to abuse a
psychopathology and smoking history were examined in data obtained from 553 female adult Australian twins (246 regular smokers), aged 32-48 years, who had participated in a telephone interview survey that included life-time assessments of smoking history, nicotine dependence and symptoms of withdrawal...
Stimulation of the 5-HTreceptor intensifies shaking resulting from nicotine withdrawal in rats. Therefore, we hypothesized that the selective 5-HTantagonist Volinanserin (MDL 100907) will reduce the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal syndrome in rats. Towards this, male Sprague-Dawley rats were infused...
The withdrawal symptoms can last between 2 and 12 h [5,6] and have been managed using nicotine (NIC) replacement therapies (NRTs). NIC cannot be developed as an oral pill due to its susceptibility to first-pass metabolism in the liver [7], and efforts have been made to develop ...