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Addictive Behaviors - Association between tobacco industry denormalization beliefs, tobacco control community discontent and smokers' level of nicotine dependence

The absence of strong negative sentiment toward the tobacco industry among smokers as a whole suggests that more targeted anti-industry messages are needed, raising greater awareness of tobacco industry practices within smokers and non-smokers alike. As
Science Direct
added Apr 22, 2013 13:19
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[Canada] Day 136: Justice Riordan shows his trump cards

judge in charge of these two massive class action suits responding to the defendant tobacco companies proposal to keep the trial going for a further two years. Not in my lifetime! was his clear message.
Eye on the Trials (ASPQ) (ca)
added Apr 12, 2013 12:19
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Race Moderates the Effect of Menthol Cigarette Use on Short-Term Smoking Abstinence [FREE FULL TEXT]

White menthol smokers in this sample were at increased risk of smoking relapse relative to White nonmenthol smokers, at least partially due to greater tobacco dependence. Results should be replicated among other treatment-seeking samples with a greater re
Nicotine and Tobacco Research
added Apr 9, 2013 15:58
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'Wake-Up' Cigarette May Raise Risk for Lung, Mouth Cancers

Highest levels of cancer-linked substance found in blood of those who light up first thing in morning
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Apr 5, 2013 14:29
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ARCHIVE: MEANINGS & MOTIVES Experts Debating Tobacco Addiction (10/1/2008) [FREE FULL TEXT]

We investigated influences on these opposing definitions and their application in expert witness testimony in litigation in the 1990s and 2000s. ... WHEN 7 TOBACCO INDUSTRY chief executive officers (CEOs) swore before the US Congress in 1994 that nicotin
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
added Apr 4, 2013 12:04
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[Canada] Day 132: Dependence

you can imagine what today's hearing was like at the Montreal tobacco trials, as lawyers for the defendant tobacco companies completed their cross examination of the plaintiffs' expert witness in addiction, Dr. Juan Negrete. There was very little new gro
Eye on the Trials (ASPQ) (ca)
added Apr 4, 2013 11:46
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Heavy Smoking May Be Genetic

* Genetic risks may not drive a person to smoke, but they were associated with heavier and more frequent smoking after onset, a study found. * Note that genes also were significantly tied to greater likelihood of relapse after a cessation attempt.
MedPage Today
added Mar 29, 2013 10:42
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[New Zealand] Polygenic Risk and the Developmental Progression to Heavy, Persistent Smoking and Nicotine DependenceEvidence From a 4-Decade Longitudinal StudyDevelopmental Progression of Smoking Behavior

Initiatives that disrupt the developmental progression of smoking behavior among adolescents may mitigate genetic risks for developing adult smoking problems. Future genetic research may maximize discovery potential by focusing on smoking behavior soon af
JAMA Psychiatry (Archives of General Psychiatry)
added Mar 27, 2013 16:37
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[New Zealand] Genetics might determine which smokers get hooked, research says

Researchers have identified genetic risk factors that may accelerate a teen's progression to becoming a lifelong heavy smoker. The team of scientists from the U.S., the U.K. and New Zealand examined earlier studies by other research teams to develop a g
Medical Xpress (PhysOrg.com)
added Mar 27, 2013 16:29
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[Canada] Day 130: Quantifying Addiction

Thursday's cross-examination by Philip Morris/RBH's lawyer of the plaintiff's expert on addiction, Dr. Juan Negrete, was the last day of hearings at the Montreal Trials before a 10-day break. The trial resumes on Tuesday, April 2.
Eye on the Trials (ASPQ) (ca)
added Mar 26, 2013 11:12
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