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Spectral Confocal Imaging of Fluorescently tagged Nicotinic Receptors in Knock-in Mice with Chronic Nicotine Administration
Published on: February 10, 2012
Pharmacotherapy of tobacco dependence
Arunabh Talwar1, Mukesh Jain, V K Vijayan
1Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, 300 Community Drive, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA. arunabh@nshs.edu
Abstract:
Smoking cessation activities and support for its implementation should be integrated into the health care system. The outcome of smoking cessation has improved with the availability of proper behavior approaches and medications. Incorporating these guidelines into daily clinical practice ensures that health care providers provide the opportunity for patients to quit smoking. The best hope of improved treatment comes from combining existing and new pharmacotherapies with effective behavioral therapy.
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