Health
Swedish court overturns ban on e-cigarettes
A Swedish court on Wednesday overturned an earlier judicial decision banning the sale of e-cigarettes.
Feb 17, 2016
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News tagged with nicotine addiction
Addiction
Small changes in DNA can affect nicotine consumption
Nicotine is an addictive substance and genetic factors are known to play a role in smoking behaviors. Recently, a team of researchers at Penn State and the University of Colorado determined how small differences in a particular ...
Jan 7, 2016
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Health
Tobacco—more deaths for the disadvantaged
More must be done to help low socio-economic groups stop smoking and close the vast gap in life expectancy between them and those who can afford current support.
Dec 23, 2015
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Addiction
Study reveals new mechanism in nicotine addiction
Part of the reason people find smoking difficult to quit is that each time they have a cigarette, feelings of craving, irritability and anxiety melt away. This component of addiction is known as negative reward and is controlled ...
Dec 1, 2015
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Addiction
New finding helps explain why many alcohol drinkers also are smokers
Alcohol and nicotine use have long been known to go hand in hand. Previous research shows that more than 85 percent of U.S. adults who are alcohol-dependent also are nicotine-dependent. Now, researchers from the University ...
Oct 27, 2015
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Health
Raise smoking age to 21, US pediatricians urge
(HealthDay)—The minimum age to purchase tobacco products and e-cigarettes should be raised to 21 across the United States, according to a new policy recommendation released Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Oct 26, 2015
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Addiction
Researcher finds key clues about 'betel nut' addiction that plagues millions worldwide
For hundreds of millions of people around the world, chewing betel nut produces a cheap, quick high but also raises the risk of addiction and oral cancer. Now, new findings by a University of Florida Health researcher reveal ...
Oct 21, 2015
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Addiction
Some more vulnerable to nicotine addiction than others: study
(HealthDay)—Some people are more likely than others to get hooked quickly on cigarettes, new research suggests.
Sep 29, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Three new studies converge on promising new target for addiction treatment
The latest issue of Biological Psychiatry presents the results of three studies implicating metabotropic glutamate receptor 2 (mGluR2) as a new molecular target for the treatment of addiction.
Sep 14, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study with 'never-smokers' sheds light on the earliest stages of nicotine dependence
In a study with 18 adults who had never smoked, scientists at Johns Hopkins report they have demonstrated one of the earliest steps—nicotine "reinforcement"—in the process of addiction, and shown that some people are ...
Sep 9, 2015
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