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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Nicotine use"”.
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Alcohol and nicotine use during pregnancy: its nature, occurrence and consequences.
… occurrence , and consequences of alcohol and nicotine use during pregnancy. The main objective bieng to identify those at risk of continued alcohol and nicotine use, to determine the current practice of midwives in Grampian and to identify the consequences in terms of infants' and mothers' …
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Association between Reward Sensitivity and Smoking Status in Major Depressive Disorder
Chronic nicotine use has been linked to increased sensitivity to nondrug rewards as well as improvement in mood among individuals with depression, and these effects have been hypothesized to be mediated through alternations in striatal dopamine activity. Similarly, chronic nicotine use is …
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AN ETHICAL ANALYSIS OF NICOTINE NON-HIRING PRACTICES: SHOULD THIS POLICY BE SNUFFED OUT?
… too. In this article, I evaluate the ethics of nicotine non-hiring practices (NNPs) and use analogies to other health behaviors (obesity and alcohol use) to better examine the policy. First, I considered arguments for NNPs. The most popular is that NNPs drive down smoking rates among employees …
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Prevalence a motivace užívání tabákových a nikotinových výrobků u studentů Univerzity obrany
Background The use of tobacco and nicotine products represents a significant public health issue. In recent years, there has been a decline in conventional cigarette smoking; however, the use of alternative nicotine products, such as electronic cigarettes, heated tobacco products, and nicotine …
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ApoE4 Genotype as a Moderator of Brain Responses to Target Stimuli Prior and Subsequent to Smoking Abstinence
… targeted towards characterizing and explaining nicotine’s complex interactions with the ApoE E4 allele on brain responses underlying cognitive processes. However, when and how the ε4 allele modulates neuroelectric brain responses in the presence of nicotine versus nicotine abstinence in …
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The relationship between methamphetamine usage and smoking in patients with psychotic disorders
… however, the relationship between the dual use of these substances is poorly understood. Aim: To investigate the relationship between methamphetamine and tobacco use severity in patients with psychotic disorders and non-psychotic controls. Setting: Outpatients attending a specialist …
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Sleep Characteristics in Breastfeeding and Formula-Feeding Mothers
… sleep while controlling for age, education and nicotine use, and a t-test on total sleep time, did not demonstrate any significant differences between groups. The variance of sleep characteristics measured was greater within the formula-feeding mothers. There was a mean of 6.6 hours of sleep in …
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NICOTINE AND METHYLPHENIDATE CHORNIC EXPOSURE ON ADULT CANNABINOID RECEPTOR AGONIST (CP 55,940) PLACE CONDITIONING IN MALE RATS
… connection has been reported between those who use nicotine related products alone or in combination with ADHD medications, like methylphenidate (MPH), in late childhood or early adolescence and the increased likelihood of later marijuana abuse in adulthood. Pre-clinical studies have found that …
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Electronic nicotine delivery systems use and advertising among adolescent americans
Throughout the last decade, adolescent use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) has increased significantly. The products are not subject to nearly the same regulations or advertising restrictions as traditional cigarettes. The purpose of this research was to investigate the association …
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An Investigation of Short-Term Memory Functioning in a Neurodevelopmental Rat Model of Schizophrenia
… percent of people with schizophrenia smoke, because nicotine use improves these cognitive deficits. The cytokine hypothesis states that inflammation due to prenatal infection is associated with schizophrenia. These increased proinflamatory cytokines can damage the brains of the fetuses, which can …
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COVID-19 and serious mental illness: Experience from a psychiatric hospital in Cape Town, South Africa
… disorder 19% (n=49). Comorbidities reported were nicotine use 71% (n=181), hypertension 11% (n=28), and HIV 7% (n=18). Most patients, 62% (n=156), were symptomatic for COVID-19. 7% (n=17) required transfer to a medical ward. Almost all patients, 99% (n=252), recovered, and 1% (n=2) died. …
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Affective and Neural Correlates of Nicotine and Cannabis Co-Use in Young Adulthood
Co-use of tobacco and cannabis is increasingly prevalent and is associated with greater risks compared to use of either substance alone. Co-use rates are elevated in young adulthood, but factors that maintain co-use in this age group are less well known. Individual differences in positive affect …
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Predictors of Adolescent E-cigarette Use
<p>E-cigarette use among adolescents in the U.S. has recently tripled. Studies suggest that e-cigarettes may be as addictive as conventional cigarettes, and that adolescents may be at particular risk for nicotine addiction, as well as for the neurological, developmental, and behavioral problems …
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The Effects of Nicotine Administration on Behavior and Markers of Brain Plasticity in a Rodent Model of Psychosis
… general population. It has been suggested that nicotine use is a form of self-medication for symptoms in schizophrenia. Smoking behaviors typically begin in adolescence. We assessed effects of nicotine on behavior and brain plasticity in an adolescent rodent model of schizophrenia with the goal …
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Strain-dependent and age-dependent effects of acute, chronic, and withdrawal from chronic nicotine on fear conditioning.
… in both humans and animals demonstrates that nicotine addiction is a complex disorder that can be influenced by several factors. For instance, individual differences in genetics can impact sensitivity to nicotine and can modulate the severity of nicotine withdrawal. Although nicotine alters …
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Effects of Acute Vaping Abstinence on Hyper-palatable Food Reinforcement and Intake
… (HPF) following cessation of combustible tobacco use (i.e., smoking). Although conceptually relevant, it is unclear how cessation of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) may affect HPF intake. Cessation- related increases in HPF intake may compromise the maximization of health benefits that …
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The role of norepinephrine in arousal and attention: a human and rat study
… impulsivity were physiologically hypo-aroused. The third aim was to determine whether healthy individuals with high levels of anxiety were physiologically hyper-aroused, and whether smoking (nicotine) was used as a form of self-medication. The fourth aim was to determine whether healthy …