Categories
· Health/Science
· Tobacco Control
· Nicotine
· Addiction
|
10.2105/AJPH.2007.127886
Jump to full article: American Journal of Public Health, 2008-11-13
Author: Renee D. Goodwin 1*, Katherine M. Keyes 1, Deborah S. Hasin 2
Intro: Objectives. We examined the roles of gender and poverty cigarette use and nicotine dependence among adults in the United States.
. . .
Conclusions. Despite recent declines in cigarette use, the prevalence of nicotine dependence has increased among some groups and has remained steady overall, which may be hampering public health initiatives to reduce cigarette use. Efforts to study or curb cigarette use should therefore take nicotine dependence into account.
Jump to full article » |