Cigarettes and addiction

E-cigarettes--prevention, pulmonary health, and addiction.

BACKGROUND E-cigarettes are coming into wider use. They are advertised as an aid to smoking cessation, but there is concern that they may also serve as a gateway drug for cigarette smoking. METHOD The authors systematically searched the PubMed database for relevant publications on the mechanism of action of e-cigarettes, the nature of their emissions, their assessment by potential users, thei...

Electronic cigarettes may lead to nicotine addiction.

Electronic cigarettes: the new face of nicotine delivery and addiction.

J Thorac Dis 2015;7(8):E248-E251 www.jthoracdis.com Electronic or “e” cigarettes are increasing in popularity worldwide as nicotine delivery devices. Chinese pharmacist Hon Lik initially developed this drug delivery device in 2003 with the goal of creating a more effective smoking cessation tool. Electronic cigarettes use batteries to heat liquid containing nicotine, which is atomized to create...

Crushing Virtual Cigarettes Reduces Tobacco Addiction and Treatment Discontinuation

Pilot studies revealed promising results regarding crushing virtual cigarettes to reduce tobacco addiction. In this study, 91 regular smokers were randomly assigned to two treatment conditions that differ only by the action performed in the virtual environment: crushing virtual cigarettes or grasping virtual balls. All participants also received minimal psychosocial support from nurses during e...

Electronic Cigarettes Are Another Route to Nicotine Addiction for Youth.

In this issueofJAMAPediatrics, Primackandcolleagues1 show that adolescents andyoungadultswho smokeelectronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) aremuchmore likely than thosewhohad not smoked e-cigarettes to progress to traditional combustible cigaretteuse.Among 694 youthwhowere not susceptible to cigarette use, after 1 year, 68.8% of e-cigarette users and only 18.9% of thosewho had not smoked e-cigarett...