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+44 28 3718 0055Journal of Addictive Behaviors,Therapy & RehabilitationISSN: 2324-9005
Wasana Sumanasekera Author
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Affiliation
Nicotine,addictive substance,health effects,abstinence
Sullivan University College of Pharmacy, 2100, Gardiner lane Louisville KY 40205, USA
Biography
Wasana Sumanasekera is member of the board of Addiction medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Sullivan University College of Pharmacy, 2100, Gardiner lane Louisville KY 40205, USA He is associate researcher at the Research Center, Montreal University Institute of Mental Health, Montreal, Canada. He is vice-president of the Swiss Society of Social Psychiatry, president of the Swiss Society of Cognitive Psychotherapy, member of the launching board of the European Society of Social Psychiatry (ESSP) and Secretary General of the ESSP
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Review Article Open Access
Nicotine in Cigarette Smoke: Addiction, Health Effects, Detection Methods, and Smoking Cessation
Author(s): Wasana Sumanasekera, William Nethery and Son Nguyen
Background: Nicotine is an addictive substance present in cigarette smoke that causes a great number of health effects and is a leading cause of preventable death. Objective: This article provides information regarding the addictive nature of nicotine, adverse health effects, current detection methods, alternative approaches, and smoking cessation. Results and Discussion: An average cigarette allows a person to absorb approximately 1 mg of nicotine, which produces euphoria and establishes addiction. Nicotine binds to nicotinic receptors and activates cell signaling cascade leading to dopamine and other neurotransmitter release resulting in euphoria and pleasure. After exposure to nicotine for some time the receptors become unresponsive/desensitized. Later th... view more»
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