Abstract
Is nicotine an addictive drug? Raising this question today would seem preposterous to most scientists and lay people, smokers and non-smokers alike. If one adopts the definition of facts as theories that have acquired a status of unchallenged empirical statements, nicotine addiction has become a fact. Countless research papers begin with variations of the sentences "Nicotine is the active ingredient in tobacco that leads to addiction" or "The reinforcement provided by nictine is a necessary component of the processes that drive smoking behavior". (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 219-224 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Addiction Research and Theory |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - 2002 |
Keywords
- *Drug Addiction
- *Nicotine
- Tobacco Smoking
