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2008-05-10 Quitting the habit: neurobiology, addiction and the insidious ciggie

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2008-05-10 Quitting the habit: neurobiology, addiction and the insidious ciggie

DATE : Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:00 +1000
Entered in Database : 2008-05-09 14:00:00
length : 14447552
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Smokers cling to the ciggies for dear life, knowing it will likely be a much shorter one. An anti-smoking drug released in Australia targets nicotine receptors in the brain, working differently to traditional nicotine replacement therapies. But are we too fixed on a quick fix for addiction? And, the challenge of investigating post-marketing reports that the drug may trigger suicidal thoughts and behaviour in some users. Real side effect of the meds, or part of nicotine withdrawal?

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