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Brantt Myhres pushing players away from perils of addiction

Brantt Myhres pushing players away from perils of addiction

Brantt Myhres pushing players away from perils of addiction …. fifth failed drug test in Omaha yielded a lifetime ban from pro hockey in North America.
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Extended nicotine self‐administration increases sensitivity to nicotine, motivation to seek nicotine and the reinforcing properties of nicotine‐paired cues.

Abstract
An array of pharmacological and environmental factors influence the development and maintenance of tobacco addiction. The nature of these influences likely changes across the course of an extended smoking history, during which time drug seeking can become involuntary and uncontrolled. The present study used an animal model to examine the factors that drive nicotine‐seeking behavior afte
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The Role of Planning in Naturalistic Quitting Success Among People with Severe Mental Illness

This study used Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to explore naturalistic quitting success among people with severe mental illness. Analysis of the experiences of fifteen participants who had quit smoking for periods ranging from one week to eight years were used to develop definitions of spontaneous, unplanned and planned smoking cessation. People with severe mental illness should be suppo
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Study reveals new mechanism in nicotine addiction

Two chemical signals, acetylcholine and glutamate, were known to act as part of the negative reward system that fuels craving, but it wasn’t clear how this happened. In new experiments, researchers have learned that one of these neurotransmitters, acetylcholine, regulates the other, glutamate, to reinforce nicotine dependence. More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)MedWorm Spon
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Having trouble giving up smoking? Blame your genes

A third of white people have gene variations that make it harder for them to quit cigarettes, and may predispose them to other addictive behaviours (Source: New Scientist – Health)
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