Introduction: A significant percentage of smokers attempting cessation lapse to smoking
within a matter of days, and current models of relapse devote insufficient attention to such …

Motivational theories of drug use have assigned negative affect a central role in determining
drug urges and drug relapse. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of social …

The impact of a transdermal nicotine patch on smokers' craving for cigarettes and reactivity
to smoking cues was investigated. Sixty-one smokers were assessed during 2 sessions …

Research has suggested that the time course of the smoking withdrawal syndrome is fairly
invariant across smokers and that smoking withdrawal symptoms are weakly related to …

A cannabis withdrawal syndrome has been characterized, but its clinical significance
remains uncertain. One method of assessing the significance of cannabis withdrawal is to …

Smoking generally suppresses body weight below “normal,” and smoking cessation allows
weight to return to normal. This weight gain following cessation appears to be due to a …

This paper reviews issues and concepts related to the measurement of nicotine dependence
among youth. The primary objectives of this review are to:(1) review the measures of …

Introduction: The present investigation examined whether anxiety sensitivity, relative to
anxiety and depressive symptoms, was related to duration to early smoking lapse and …

The harm produced by tobacco products is a result of frequent use of a highly toxic product.
Reducing the adverse public health impact of tobacco products might be most effectively …

Aims This paper aims to identify appropriate criteria for tobacco dependence assessment,
evaluate relevant research and suggest revisions that may be incorporated into DSM‐5 …