Nicotine is the primary pharmacologic component of tobacco, and its highly addictive nature
is responsible for its widespread use and significant withdrawal effects that result in …

Drug addiction is a chronic and relapsing disorder in which repeated drug exposure
compromises brain neuroplasticity. Brain areas normally involved in learning and goal …

Background Alcohol-dependence is related to large-scale cognitive impairments,
particularly for executive functions (EF). These deficits persist even after long-term …

The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to investigate the effects of
transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on symptoms of nicotine dependence in …

Objectives: Cognitive dysfunction is a key feature of major depressive (MDD) and bipolar
(BD) disorders. However, rather than a single cognitive profile corresponding to each …

Deficits in neurocognitive functioning are trait-like vulnerabilities that have been widely
studied in persons with substance use disorders (SUD), but their role in the craving–use …

Objective To examine the relationship between current cigarette smoking patterns and three
established risk factors for suicide using nationally representative data of high school …

Background Patients with schizophrenia have the highest known rates of cigarette smoking,
but less is known about their smoking behavior and the differences across geographical …

Objectives Understanding the factors that lead to relapse is a major challenge for the clinical
support of smoking cessation. Neurocognitive abilities such as attention, executive …

There is increasing evidence that executive functions have significative effects on nicotine
abuse. An unresolved challenge for smoking cessation interventions is the detection of …