Medication Treatments for Nicotine Dependence
Tony P. George“We are entering a Renaissance period … that promises to provide us with improved pharmacological tools to tackle this most serious of worldwide public health problems.”
-- from the Preface
Medication Treatments for Nicotine Dependence assembles contributions from leading researchers and clinicians to provide the most comprehensive volume on current and future possibilities for addressing nicotine and tobacco dependence with medication. Organized into six sections, this important work covers—
Basic pharmacology and physiology of nicotine and nicotinic receptors
First-line medications for nicotine addiction, including NRTs and sustained release bupropion
Second-line medications including antidepressants, inhibitors, and antagonists
Promising treatments currently in development
Special topics such as the combination of medications with behavioral treatments and pharmacogenetic approaches to treatment
The text concludes with the presentation of two unique perspectives on the development of medications for nicotine dependence and its implications for clinical practice.
Medication Treatments for Nicotine Dependence serves as a useful primer and resource for established investigators, as well as those new to the research; for students from a range of disciplines, including pharmacology, psychology, public health, and medicine; and for those clinicians actively engaged in the treatment of nicotine dependence.