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. 2004 Jul;1(1):12-7.

Nicotine dependence

Wade H Berrettini  1
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Nicotine dependence

Wade H Berrettini. Psychiatry (Edgmont). 2004 Jul.

Abstract

PSYCHIATRISTS MUST BE CONCERNED with nicotine dependence (ND), because habitual smoking is so common among individuals with psychiatric disorders.(1) For example, approximately 90% of alcohol-dependent and opioid-dependent persons are also dependent on nicotine.(2,3) In addition, de Leon et al(4) found that approximately 80% of patients with schizophrenia are daily smokers. Given the long-term negative health consequences of daily smoking, psychiatrists must make treatment of ND in their patients a clinical focus.

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