Background: The incidence of suicide is higher in individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than the general population. This prevalence rate is related to many factors including drug dependence. This study was conducted in people wounded during the Iran-Iraq war with PTSD, in order to compare the risk of suicide in those with and without drug and nicotine dependence.Methods: This ...

OBJECTIVE To determine factors affecting smoking cessation success in different age groups. METHODS This was an intervention study consisting of 761 patients attending the Balcova Municipality, Smoke Cessation Center, Izmir, Turkey, between November 2009 and December 2011. Variables were successful smoking cessation for one year, socio-demographic features, previous attempts at smoking cessat...

Correspondence: Shailendra Kapoor 2300 E Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23223, USA Email [email protected] I read with great interest the article by Cosci et al in a recent issue of your journal. The article provides for highly interesting reading and is very thought-provoking. Interestingly, the past few years have seen the emergence of extensive data that establish a close association bet...

Nicotine may affect sleep by influencing sleep-regulating neurotransmitters. Sleep disorders can increase the risk for depression and substance dependency. To detect the influence of sleep disturbances on the effect of smoking cessation, we investigated polysomnographically (PSG) the sleep of smoking subjects during a period of smoking, during withdrawal and after a period of abstinence from ni...

Introduction Despite the release of secret documents showing that many tobacco industry scientists and oYcials have long considered nicotine to be addictive, some industry executives still insist that smoking is just a habit that should not be classified with other forms of drug dependency. In April 1999, cigarette manufacturer Brown & Williamson unveiled a web site ...

BACKGROUND To study the relationship between alcohol abuse or dependence as diagnosed by the CAGE questionnaire, and nicotine dependence as diagnosed by Fagerström Test of Nicotine Dependence (FTND) in French seamen. MATERIALS AND METHODS French seamen were recruited from a stratified survey of 19 ports in France. The subjects completed a questionnaire during their annual medical check-up wit...

When implementing anti-smoking measures, we must consider factors such as the consciousness/psychology related to smoking. In Japan, despite legal restrictions, a lot of people start smoking as minors. While their motives for taking up the habit is not very clear, it seems to have to do with how the smoking habit has seeped into the society. The desire to feel connected with friends and availab...