Cigarette smoking is often initiated during adolescence and an earlier age of onset is
associated with worse health outcomes later in life. Paradoxically, the transition towards …

Adolescence is a time of major plasticity of brain systems that regulate motivated behavior
and cognition, and is also the age of peak onset of nicotine use. Although there has been a …

Tobacco smoke consists of thousands of compounds including nicotine. Many constituents
have known toxicity to the brain, cardiovascular, and pulmonary systems. Nicotine, on the …

Smoking is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Smoking initiation often
occurs during adolescence. This paper reviews and synthesizes adolescent development …

Tobacco use in adolescence represents one of the major challenges to the future of public
health. Whereas numerous studies have explored the consequences of fetal or adult …

The use of tobacco products represents a major public health concern, especially among
women. Epidemiological data have consistently demonstrated that women have less …

Compared to the substantial volume of research on the general health consequences
associated with chronic smoking, little research has been specifically devoted to the …

Background The evidence on the effects of chronic tobacco smoking on neuropsychological
functions is conflicting. The literature remains limited by inconsistent accounting for …

Given the large availability of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) throughout the
brain, and the wide range of neurotransmitter systems affected (norepinephrine, serotonin …

Adolescence encompasses a sensitive developmental period of enhanced clinical
vulnerability to nicotine, tobacco, and e‐cigarettes. While there are sociocultural influences …