Smoking cessation
The 1988 report of the US Surgeon General identified cigarette smoking as nicotine addiction. The Royal College of Physicians similarly concluded that nicotine is an addictive drug on par with heroin and cocaine, and that the primary purpose of smoking tobacco is to deliver a dose of nicotine rapidly to the brain. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders classifies nicotine-related disorders into the sub-categories of dependence and withdrawal which may develop with the use of all forms of tobacco. The effects of tobacco and nicotine to produce dependence and withdrawal are also identified by the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems as a disease in the category ‘Toxic effect of other and unspecified substances’.
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Health professional organizations and tobacco control
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Effective access to tobacco dependence treatment – Success stories
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The WHO European Strategy for Smoking Cessation Policy
Related publications
Policy recommendations for smoking cessation and treatment of tobacco dependence
Mayo report on addressing the worldwide tobacco epidemic through effective, evidence-based treatment
Report of an expert meeting, March 1999, Rochester (Minnesota) USA
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