Pharmacotherapy of smoking cessation : current and future status

Pharmacotherapy of smoking cessation : current and future status / Kiran Sondhi.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sondhi, Kiran
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Nova Science Publishers, ©2010.
Series:Public health in the 21st century series.
Subjects:
Nicotine addiction > Treatment.
Nicotine > Physiological effect.
Smoking cessation.
SELF-HELP > Substance Abuse & Addictions > Tobacco.
Nicotine addiction > Treatment
Nicotine > Physiological effect
Smoking cessation
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Table of Contents:
  • Neurobiology of nicotine dependence
  • Pharmacotherapy
  • Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT)
  • Nicotine gum
  • Transdermal nicotine patch
  • Nicotine lozenge
  • Nicotine nasal spray
  • Nicotine inhaler
  • Status and newer recommendations for NRT
  • Bupropion
  • Varenicline
  • Clonidine
  • Nortriptyline
  • Nicotinic or non-nicotinic therapies under investigation
  • Rimonabant
  • Mecamylamine
  • Inhibitors of nicotine metabolism
  • Opioid antagonists
  • Antidepressants
  • GABAergic agents
  • Drug therapy in pregnant females
  • Critical issues of pharmacotherapy
  • References
  • Index.

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