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Pharmacological and Psychological Determinants of Smoking

1978; American College of Physicians; Volume: 88; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.7326/0003-4819-88-1-104

1539-3704

Stanley Schachter,

Smoking Behavior and Cessation

Arguments for and against low-nicotine cigarettes are examined by considering evidence relevant to the gratifications of smoking and to nicotine as an addicting agent. A variety of studies indicate that smokers regulate nicotine intake and that variations in smoking rate that customarily have been interpreted in psychological terms are better understood as attempts to regulate nicotine. These findings bring into question the justification for the low-nicotine cigarette campaign.