Aripiprazole Therapy for Nicotine Dependence

Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence

Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Virtual Cue Exposure Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Nicotine Dependence

Previous studies have reported promising results regarding the effect of repeated virtual cue exposure therapy on nicotine dependence. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of virtual cue exposure therapy (CET) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for nicotine dependence. Thirty subjects with nicotine dependence participated in 4 weeks of treatment with either virtual CET (n=15) or CB...

Nicotine chewing gum in smoking cessation: efficiency, nicotine dependence, therapy duration, and clinical recommendations.

Diagnosis and treatment of nicotine dependence with emphasis on nicotine replacement therapy. A status report.

Tobacco use is a global health care problem. Repetitive exposure to nicotine produces neuroadaptation resulting in nicotine dependence. Cigarette smoking is particularly addictive due to the repeated delivery of bolus doses of nicotine to the bloodstream. Although compulsive tobacco use is sustained by nicotine addiction, it is the toxic combustion products in tobacco smoke such as carbon monox...