Tobacco use through cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the
developed world. Nicotine, a psychoactive component of tobacco, appears to play a major …

People with mental health and addictive (MHA) disorders smoke at high rates and require
tobacco treatment as a part of their comprehensive psychiatric care. Psychiatric care …

Introduction Great interest has been shown by the medical community and the public in the
cannabinoid CB 1 receptor antagonists, such as rimonabant, for treatment of obesity …

The bestselling treatment guide, updated to reflect changes to the DSM-5 Selecting Effective
Treatmentsprovides a comprehensive resource for clinicians seeking to understand the …

We discuss potential explanations for the high prevalence of tobacco use and tobacco
dependence (TD) in people with mental health and addictive (MHA) disorders. The …

Estas diretrizes constituem uma ferramenta atualizada e abrangente para auxiliar o
profissional de saúde na abordagem do tabagista, recomendando atitudes baseadas em …

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation
technique that is now being tested for its ability to treat addiction. This review discusses …

Pharmacological inactivation of the granular insular cortex is able to block nicotine-taking
and-seeking behaviors in rats. In this study, we explored the potential of modulating activity …

Tobacco use is one of the leading preventable causes of death in developed countries.
Since existing medications are only partially effective in treating tobacco smokers, there is a …

Our prior work demonstrated the involvement of the caudal granular subregion of the insular
cortex in a rat model of nicotine self-administration. Recent studies in various animal models …