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Does Nicotine Exposure Harms Kids? Tobacco Users May Not Agree.

Tobacco Users May Not Agree Nicotine Harms Kids

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Nicotine patches do not appear to help pregnant smokers to quit

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E-Cigarettes: Gateway to Nicotine Addiction for U.S. Teens

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Electronic cigarettes hold promise as aid to quitting

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A study led by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researchers reports that electronic cigarettes are a promising tool to help smokers quit, producing six-month abstinence rates nearly double those for traditional nicotine replacement …

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Scripps Research scientists reveal key mechanism governing nicotine addiction

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JUPITER, FL — January 25, 2011 — Embargoed by the journal Nature until January 30, 1 PM Eastern time — Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have identified a pathway in the brain that regulates an individual’s v…

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‘Thirdhand smoke’ may be bigger health hazard than previously believed

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Scientists are reporting that so-called “thirdhand smoke” — the invisible remains of cigarette smoke that deposits on carpeting, clothing, furniture and other surfaces — may be even more of a health hazard than previously believed. The study, …

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Targeting nicotine receptors to treat cognitive impairments in schizophrenia

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Smoking is a common problem for patients with schizophrenia. The increased tendency of patients diagnosed with this disorder is to not only smoke, but to do so more heavily than the general public. This raises the possibility that nicotine may be a…

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Quitting menthol cigarettes may be harder for some smokers

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Menthol cigarettes may be harder to quit, particularly for some teens and African-Americans, who have the highest menthol cigarette use, according to a study by a team of researchers.
Recent studies have consistently found that racial/ethnic minor…

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Electronic cigarettes are unsafe and pose health risks, UC Riverside study finds

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RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Electronic cigarettes (or e-cigarettes), also called “electronic nicotine delivery systems,” are increasingly used worldwide even though only sparse information is available on their health effects. In the United States, e-…

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New compounds may treat both alcohol and cigarette addictions

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Researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco, and Pfizer Inc., have determined that two new compounds may be effective in treating both alcohol and nicotine dependence at the same time.
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The more someone smokes, the smaller the number of gray cells

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Is there a relation between the structure of specific regions of the brain and nicotine dependence? This is the question researchers of the Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin and of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) Berlin have b…

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Tobacco and its evil cousin, nicotine? They’re good — as a pesticide!

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Tobacco, used on a small scale as a natural organic pesticide for hundreds of years, is getting new scientific attention as a potential mass-produced alternative to traditional commercial pesticides. That’s the topic of a report in ACS’ bi-weekly jo…

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