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

被引：25

作者：

Hughes, JR ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Vermont, Dept Psychiat, Burlington, VT 05401 USA

来源：

TOBACCO CONTROL | 2001年 / 10卷 / 01期

关键词：

nicotine; substance use disorder; substance withdrawal; tobacco use disorder;

D O I：

10.1136/tc.10.1.62

中图分类号：

R194 [卫生标准、卫生检查、医药管理];

学科分类号：

摘要：

The usual explanation for why smoking produces dependence focuses on the effects of nicotine on dopamine and other neurobiological explanations. This review offers four somewhat different explanations: (1) nicotine can offer several psychopharmacological benefits at the age when such benefits are especially needed; (2) cigarettes provide for a rapid, frequent, reliable and easy-to-obtain reward; (3) nicotine is not intoxicating, allowing chronic intake; and (4) the long duration of the nicotine withdrawal syndrome effectively undermines cessation. This article reviews the evidence for the above views and the tobacco control activities these views suggest.

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页码：62 / 64

页数：3

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