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[UK] Smokers blame habit on 'addictive personality'
More than a third of smokers who have tried to quit blame their 'addictive personality' for their inability to kick the habit, a survey has found. A poll of 2,000 smokers, conducted by One Poll on behalf of the Co-operative Pharmacy, revealed that almos
Jan 30, 2013
NetDoctor.co.uk (uk)
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Feb 5, 2013 10:52
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Dorsolateral prefrontal and orbitofrontal cortex interactions during self-control of cigarette craving
These findings indicate that DLPFC builds up value signals based on knowledge of drug availability, and support a model wherein aberrant circuitry linking dorsolateral prefrontal and orbitofrontal cortices may underlie addiction.
Jan 31, 2013
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
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Jan 31, 2013 17:55
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Marked global reduction in mGluR5 receptor binding in smokers and ex-smokers determined by [11C]ABP688 positron emission tomography
These results encourage the development and testing of drugs against addiction that directly target the glutamatergic system.
Jan 31, 2013
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
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Jan 31, 2013 17:53
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Those times when you NEED a cigarette, explained: Circumstance has a lot to do with it
Smokers crave a cigarette at times they know they can have one, not just when their bodies are running low on nicotine, a new study says. Researchers were able to curb cravings by applying magnetic fields to certain parts of the brain.
Jan 31, 2013
New York Daily News
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Jan 31, 2013 17:46
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LAKE: My (Electronic) Cigarette Addiction
I thought I’d found a way to cheat death and still get my nicotine fix. I should have known it was too good to be true. ... Wonderful. Here I was thinking I was cheating death when I was more likely inhaling Chinese-made antifreeze. I guess there’s alwa
Jan 31, 2013
The Daily Beast
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Jan 31, 2013 13:01
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Brain Circuitry Behind Cigarette Cravings Revealed
Addiction to cigarettes and other drugs may result from abnormal wiring in the brain's frontal cortex, an area critical for self-control, a new study finds.
Jan 29, 2013
LiveScience.com (Yahoo!)
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Jan 29, 2013 14:03
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Abnormal brain wiring may drive cigarette craving: study
Addiction to cigarettes and other drugs may result from abnormal wiring in the brain's frontal cortex, an area critical for self-control, scientists say. Researchers from the University of Southern California have uncovered some of the neural mechanisms
Jan 29, 2013
Indian Express
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Jan 29, 2013 13:48
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[New Jersey] Replacing cigarette butts with candy wrappers
As part of the 2008 smoking ban legislation, a statewide ban of smoking at all addiction recovery centers in New Jersey will go into effect on Dec. 12, 2012. Private, non-profit Seabrook House (Seabrook, NJ) decided to lunge ahead and make their facilit
Oct 25, 2012
Behavioral Healthcare
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Jan 28, 2013 17:50
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[Uae: Dubai] Tobacco addiction course
Dubai: As part of the Tobacco Free Dubai project, which was launched by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) in 2009, a two-day workshop on tobacco addiction will be held on January 26 and 27.
Jan 23, 2013
Gulf News (ae)
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Jan 23, 2013 14:07
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ClearWay Minnesota(SM) Funds Studies on Menthol Cigarettes
$360,000 to fund research projects at University of Minnesota, Public Health Law Center
Jan 16, 2013
PR Newswire
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Jan 17, 2013 12:03