Smoking Prevention and Cessation

La Torre, Giuseppe

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Edition:	1st
Publisher:	Springer Nature
ISBN:	1-4614-7045-5 (1461470455)
ISBN-13:	978-1-4614-7045-8 (9781461470458)
Binding:	Hardcover
Copyright:	2013
Publish Date:	06/13
Weight:	1.89 Lbs.
Pages:	340
Subject Class:	PUB (Public Health)
Return Policy:	Returns accepted up to 12 months provided no other recalls or return restrictions apply.
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Abstract:

The cravings, the compulsive behaviors, the potential fatal health consequences--once considered relatively harmless, tobacco use is now understood to have addictive properties similar to those of hard drugs. Dependence on tobacco and nicotine from smoking, chewing, or other means affects millions around the world, and for countless people it remains resistant to efforts to quit despite the level of intervention or number of attempts. Smoking Prevention and Cessation addresses this longstanding problem on various biological, societal, and psychological fronts. This extensively researched volume traces the mechanics of smoking initiation, nicotine dependence and withdrawal, and motivation to quit. Chapters analyze smoking as a global public health issue, review the epidemiology of smoking-related disease, and evaluate prevention and cessation interventions (pharmacology included) as applied to different settings and populations. The detailed, data-rich presentation gives readers a rounded, realistic understanding of smoking on a worldwide level. ... Researchers and graduate students in public health, health promotion, behavioral medicine, and smoking cessation will find Smoking Prevention and Cessation a unique reference packed with evidence-based insights and practical, workable ideas.

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