OBSTACLES TO STOP SMOKING AMONG RISK VASC ULAR PATIENTS

Authors
LAGRUE G MAUREL A CORMIER S
Citation
G. Lagrue et al., OBSTACLES TO STOP SMOKING AMONG RISK VASC ULAR PATIENTS, Journal des maladies vasculaires, 22(1), 1997, pp. 56-61
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Peripheal Vascular Diseas
Journal title
Journal des maladies vasculaires → ACNP
ISSN journal
03980499
Volume
22
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
56 - 61
Database
ISI
SICI code
0398-0499(1997)22:1<56:OTSSAR>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Despite the risk, smoking has only slightly decreased and the percenta ge of heavy smokers increases. The reason for the paradoxical situatio n has now been identified in more than 95 % of the cases and is due to behaviour amplified by a pharmacological dependence on nicotine. The psyche-active effects of nicotine binding to nicotine receptors in the brain, produce a quasi constant physical dependence and a psychic dep endence in certain smokers.