The Motivational Impact of Nicotine and its Role in Tobacco Use

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Draws upon research on the drug believed to form the basis of tobacco use and dependence, nicotine. This book discusses strategies for decreasing tobacco use and preventing initiation through a translational approach in which genetic, neurobiological, individual, and cultural factors motivating tobacco use and nicotine dependence are considered.;Preface; Contributors; Contents; to 1 Nicotine, Tobacco Use, and the 55th Nebraska Symposium on Motivation; to 2 Synaptic Plasticity Within Midbrain Dopamine Centers Contributes to Nicotine Addiction; to 3 Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Motivational Effects of Nicotine; to 4 Targeting Reward-Relevant Nicotinic Receptors in the Discovery of Novel Pharmacotherapeutic Agents to Treat Tobacco Dependence; to 5 Multiple Motivational Forces Contribute to Nicotine Dependence; to 6 The Role of Nicotine in Smoking: A Dual-Reinforcement Model. Preface Contributors Contents to 1 Nicotine, Tobacco Use, and the 55th Nebraska Symposium on Motivation to 2 Synaptic Plasticity Within Midbrain Dopamine Centers Contributes to Nicotine Addiction to 3 Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Motivational Effects of Nicotine to 4 Targeting Reward-Relevant Nicotinic Receptors in the Discovery of Novel Pharmacotherapeutic Agents to Treat Tobacco Dependence to 5 Multiple Motivational Forces Contribute to Nicotine Dependence to 6 The Role of Nicotine in Smoking: A Dual-Reinforcement Model. To 7 Altering the Motivational Function of Nicotine through Conditioning Processesto 8 New Findings on Nicotine Addiction and Treatment to 9 Sex Differences in Nicotine Reinforcement and Reward: Influences on the Persistence of Tobacco Smoking to 10 The Functional Significance of Craving in Nicotine Dependence to 11 The Motivational Impact of Nicotine and Its Role in Tobacco Use: Final Comments and Priorities Index.