Nicotine Addiction

Addressing nicotine addiction has been given a low priority, compared with other substance use disorders (SUDs), by the addiction treatment field. Persons with nicotine addiction are reluctant to attempt to stop using nicotine products —despite recognizing it to be a problem—because they are feeling discouraged by multiple past unsuccessful attempts at quitting. By understanding that discouragement is a frequent reason that these people are in Precontemplation and by using traditional clinical interventions applied to other SU Ds, clinicians could achieve better overall treatment outcomes.
Source: The Psychiatric Clinics of North America - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research