| Literature DB >> 6496202 |
O F Pomerleau, D C Turk, J B Fertig.
Abstract
The antinociceptive and anxiolytic consequences of smoking a nicotine-containing cigarette or a zero-nicotine cigarette were investigated in minimally deprived habitual smokers, using a within-subject design. Five subjects were studied in each of two experiments. In one, pain was induced using the cold pressor test; in the other, anxiety, using unsolvable anagrams. All subjects exhibited pain- and anxiety-reduction after smoking a nicotine-containing cigarette. The results support the hypothesis that nicotine from smoking can produce psychological changes that are independent of the state of nicotine withdrawal.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6496202 DOI: 10.1016/0306-4603(84)90018-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Addict Behav ISSN: 0306-4603 Impact factor: 3.913