Author | Gold, Mark S. author |
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Title | Tobacco [electronic resource] / by Mark S. Gold |
Imprint | Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1995 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1845-7 |
Descript | XI, 211 p. online resource |
1. Tobacco in the 1990s -- The Facts about Tobacco -- Smoking in the Workplace -- Smoking and Children -- The Tobacco Lobby versus the Medical Evidence -- CigarettesโReality Sinks In -- References -- Additional Sources -- 2. Tobacco: A Short History of the American Economy -- References -- Additional Source -- 3. The Neurobiological Effects of Tobacco -- A Common Neuroanatomy of Reward for Drugs of Abuse -- Reward and Reinforcement -- Reinforcement -- Stimulant Reinforcement -- Reinforcement Leads to Learning -- Nicotine and Withdrawal -- Clinical Implications -- Behavioral Manifestations of Reinforcement -- Nicotine and Its Neurobiological Effects -- Comorbidity and Cholinergic Effects -- Nicotineโs Neurobiological Link to Tolerance and Dependence -- Conclusion -- References -- Additional Sources -- 4. Tobacco and the Body -- The Pharmacology of Cigarettes -- Mortality and Tobacco -- Smoking-Associated Illnesses -- Smoking and the Heart -- Respiratory Effects -- Cancer -- Smoking and Pregnancy -- Smoking, Aging, and Alzheimerโs Disease -- Smoking and Weight -- Metabolism -- Secondhand Smoke -- Reversibility of Effects -- References -- 5. The Psychiatric Aspects of Tobacco Use -- How the Tobacco Industry Lives with Itself -- The Real Truth Behind Tobaccoโs Psychiatric Effect -- Comorbidity and Tobacco -- Is There a Biological Link? -- Smoking, Depression, and Alcohol -- Smoking and Other Psychiatric Problems -- Reinforcement and Cues -- Cognitive Effects and Anxiety -- Craving -- Other Effects -- Chronic and Acute Tolerance -- Nicotine Withdrawal: Signs and Symptoms -- Conclusion -- References -- Additional Sources -- 6. Treatment and the Role of the Physician -- The Challenge to the Medical Profession -- Getting a Program Off the Ground -- Diagnosis: The First Step -- Assessing the Practitionerโs Role: Step Two -- Devising the Program: Step Three -- Treatment Options: Step Four -- Recovery -- References -- Additional Sources -- 7. A Model Cessation Program: Basic Guidelines from the National Cancer Institute -- Synopsis for Physicians: How to Help Your Patients Stop Smoking -- Synopsis for Office Staff: How to Develop Office Procedures to Help Patients Stop Smoking -- Step 1: Select an Office Smoking-Cessation Coordinator -- Step 2: Create a Smoke-Free Office -- Step 3: Action Summary -- Step 4: Action Summary -- Step 5: Action Summary -- 8. Smoking and Special Populations -- Children and Adolescents -- The Role of the Health Profession in Preventing Smoking among the Young -- Smoking, Children, and Health Consequences -- Heart Disease -- Cancer -- Smokeless Tobacco -- Addictive Behavior -- Why Young People Smoke: Psychosocial Risk Factors -- Baiting the Hook: Tobacco Advertising and Promotional Activities -- Smoking and Young Women -- Menstruation -- Pregnancy -- Racial Targets: Smoking Differences between Blacks and Whites -- Physicians and Smoking -- References -- 9. Prevention and Education -- Education Is the Best Measure of Prevention -- How to Help Your Patients Stop Smoking: More Ideas from the National Cancer Institute Manual for Physicians -- References -- Additional Source