Summary of Nicotine Addiction Cleburne TX

The most common form of nicotine dependence is associated with the inhalation of cigarette smoke. Pipe and cigar smoking, tobacco chewing and the use of snuff are less likely to lead to nicotine dependence. This article, therefore, focuses on cigarette smoking as the primary agent of nicotine addiction.

Huguley Psychotherapy Clinic
(817) 558-2988
214 North Caddo Street
Cleburne, TX
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Helping Open Peoples Eyes Inc (HOPE)
(817) 558-8807
619 North Main Street
Cleburne, TX
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Solutions Outpatient Services
(214) 369-1155
5327 North Central Expressway
Dallas, TX
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Substance abuse
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Shamar Hope Haven
(713) 942-8822
2719 Truxillo Street
Houston, TX
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Substance abuse
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Adolescents, Gays and Lesbians

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Huntsville Clinic Inc
(936) 291-9172
829 10th Street
Huntsville, TX
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Methadone Detoxification
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Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
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Pregnant/postpartum women, Women
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STAR Council on Substance Abuse
(817) 645-5517
118 West Heard Street
Cleburne, TX
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Substance abuse
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Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Pregnant/postpartum women

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Pecan Valley MH/MR Region
(254) 965-7806
1601 North Anglin Street
Cleburne, TX
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Lao, Spanish, Thai

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The Right Step
(713) 464-5160
1511 Upland Street
Houston, TX
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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(254) 968-4181
906 Lingleville Highway
Stephenville, TX
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Women

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Serenidad Recovery Home
(956) 728-9131
1002 Paseo De Tiber
Rio Bravo, TX
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Summary of Nicotine Addiction

Nicotine Addiction is a well-known among the teen community. Nicotine dependence can be successfully treated. The drug ‘Nicotine’ is a psychoactive drug with effects that reinforce tobacco use even though known harmful health effects. Family physicians are in an excellent position to promote both smoking cessation and smoking prevention. Nicotine is a psychoactive agent whose continued use usually leads to addiction. The pharmacologic and psychologic processes that determine nicotine addiction are similar to those that determine addiction to other drugs, such as heroin and cocaine. The most common form of nicotine dependence is associated with the inhalation of cigarette smoke. Pipe and cigar smoking, tobacco chewing and the use of snuff are less likely to lead to nicotine dependence. This article, therefore, focuses on cigarette smoking as the primary agent of nicotine addiction.

Cigarette smoking may be responsible for as many as 350,000 deaths annually in the United States, representing 18 percent of all deaths. Total costs of smoking-related health care and lost productivity amount to approximately $65 billion each year.

Despite escalating cigarette consumption worldwide, U.S. smoking rates are declining. Consumption reached a peak in the early 1960s, when 42 percent of adults smoked (52 percent of men and 34 percent of women). Per capita consumption began to drop after 1964, when the U.S. Surgeon General reported tobacco use to be a major health hazard. Currently, 26...

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