Understanding Nicotine and Tobacco Addiction
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Cigarette smoking is estimated to lead to 4.9 million premature deaths per year worldwide. This is predicted to rise to 10 million by 2020. In western countries it kills half of all smokers who fail to stop. Les mer
Structured behavioural support programmes aid cessation attempts, as do a number of pharmacotherapies, most notably nicotine replacement treatments and bupropion, but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. This book deals with the problems involved in understanding and treating nicotine and tobacco addiction. Topics covered include the nature of the worldwide health problem posed by cigarette smoking, the psychodynamics of cigarette addiction, and the basic pharmacology and biochemistry of nicotine and its effect on the brain. Further chapters analyse the genetic basis of susceptibility to nicotine addiction. Finally, the contributors address approaches to therapy. A continuing theme in the discussions throughout the book is how best to treat nicotine addiction, given that many smokers would like to stop smoking but are unable to do so because of their addiction. This book will be of great value to all psychologists and psychiatrists working on addiction, specifically to nicotine but also to other compounds and behaviours.
It will also be of interest to neuroscientists and pharmacologists working on nicotine receptors and the brain pathways involved in dependence, as well as to biochemists, molecular biologist and to public health officials.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 284
- ISBN
- 9780470016572
- Utgivelsesår
- 2006
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
Anmeldelser
"…an excellent resource for individuals interested in this area." (Doody's Health Services)
"…thinking of all the clients…who smoke… Do we not owe it to our clients to save them from this Killer?" (Journal of Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing, September 2007)