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Creating Dynamic Images of Short-lived Dopamine Fluctuations with lp-ntPET: Dopamine Movies of Cigarette Smoking
Published on: August 6, 2013
[The treatment of tobacco dependence in clinical practice is promising but difficult to implement]
Abstract:
According to the Dutch interdisciplinary guideline 'Treatment of tobacco dependence', medical practitioners in The Netherlands should play a more active role in discouraging the use of tobacco. They should try to motivate their patients to stop smoking and offer their support. The various treatments aimed at helping people to stop smoking require large amounts of personnel, time and money. Clear guidelines and follow-up programmes are still missing. Much will depend on a strict anti-smoking policy from the government and the availability of financial support in order to effectively reduce the amount of smoking-related illness. At present, an optimistic view in this respect does not seem realistic.
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