Background: Many studies report a positive association between smoking and mental
illness. However, the literature remains mixed regarding the direction of this association. We …

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) convened a meeting in September 2005 to
review tobacco use and dependence and smoking cessation among those with mental …

Background It is well-established that smoking and depression are associated in
adolescents, but the temporal ordering of the association is subject to debate. Methods …

Tobacco use exerts a huge toll on persons with mental illnesses and substance abuse
disorders, accounting for 200,000 of the annual 443,000 annual tobacco-related deaths in …

Drug dependence is a chronic, relapsing disorder in which compulsive drug-seeking and
drug-taking behaviours persist despite serious negative consequences. Addictive …

Adolescence is often described as a time of experimentation with risky or problem behaviors
(Arnett, 2000), and substance use is one such behavior that is initiated during this age …

Smoking has been found to be associated with depression. Biologic hypotheses support
causation in both directions. This study examined the association between cigarette …

Purpose Existing literature indicates that acceptance of dating violence is a significant and
robust risk factor for psychological dating abuse perpetration. Past work also indicates a …

Little is known about the natural history of drug dependence. This article describes the
development and predictors of DSM-IV nicotine dependence in adolescence when tobacco …

Context Preclinical studies demonstrate that nicotine administration leads to dopamine
release in the ventral striatum. However, human studies reveal considerable interindividual …