The word 'addiction'these days is used to refer to a chronic condition where there is an
unhealthily powerful motivation to engage in a particular behaviour. This can be driven by …

This transdisciplinary review of the literature addresses the questions, Do stress and
negative affect (NA) promote smoking? and Does smoking genuinely relieve stress and NA …

Welche psychologischen Prozesse sind für eine gesunde Lebensweise oder für riskante
Gewohnheiten verantwortlich? Im Blickpunkt der Neubearbeitung des Bandes steht …

OBJECTIVE. Adolescence is an important period of risk for the development of lifelong
smoking behaviors. Compelling, although inconsistent, evidence suggests a relationship …

Smoking is highly prevalent across most anxiety disorders. Tobacco use increases risk for
the later development of certain anxiety disorders, and smokers with anxiety disorders have …

Bowen, S., Witkiewitz, K., Clifasefi, SL, Grow, J., Chawla, N., Hsu, SH, Carroll, HA, Harrop, E.,
Collins, SE, Lustyk, MK, & Larimer, ME (2014). Relative efficacy of mindfulness-based …

Nicotine, the primary psychoactive component of tobacco smoke, produces diverse
neurophysiological, motivational and behavioural effects through several brain regions and …

Objectives. We describe the epidemiology of smoking behaviors in a national young adult
sample and identify common and unique demographic, social, and psychological correlates …

Efforts to understand trends in and patterns of lung cancer are well served by studies of
trends in and patterns of tobacco use. In the United States, the manufactured cigarette …

Many of the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal are similar to those of other drug withdrawal
syndromes: anxiety, awakening during sleep, depression, difficulty concentrating …