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More than 5 million deaths a year are attributable to tobacco smoking, making it the largest single cause of preventable death worldwide. The primary addictive component in tobacco is nicotine. Its addictive power is exemplified by the fact that by far most attempts to quit smoking fail. It is therefore mandatory to understand the biological mechanisms by which nicotine leads to continued smoking...
Cigarette smoking, a major, yet avoidable, cause of disability and premature death, is the most prevalent form of nicotine addiction. An emerging theme in the neurobiology of nicotine addiction is the integrity of the amygdala. Using functional MRI, amygdala responses during a face perception task were compared between 28 chronic smokers [14 females, 14 males; age, 26.3 (2.8) years; age at onset of...
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