Summary of Nicotine Addiction Newburgh IN

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.

Deaconess Cross Pointe Center LLC
(812) 476-7200
7200 East Indiana Street
Evansville, IN
Hotline
(812) 476-7200
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Hospital inpatient, Outpatient

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PRISMS Inc
(812) 491-2519
428 South Kentucky Avenue
Evansville, IN
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
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Amethyst Addiction Services
(812) 401-3415
501 John Street
Evansville, IN
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
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Adolescents, Women

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Southwest IN Mental Health Center Inc
(812) 897-4776
315 South 3rd Street
Boonville, IN
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(812) 423-7791
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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New Visions Substance Abuse
(812) 422-6812
312 Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard
Evansville, IN
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, DUI/DWI offenders

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Southwest IN Mental Health Center Inc
(812) 476-5437
60 South Stockwell Road
Evansville, IN
Hotline
(812) 423-7791
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Southwest IN Mental Health Center Inc
(812) 423-7791
415 Mulberry Street
Evansville, IN
Hotline
(812) 423-7791
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Volunteers of America of Indiana Inc
(812) 423-1949
811 East Franklin Street
Evansville, IN
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Halfway house
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Criminal justice clients

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Counseling for Change Inc
(812) 491-2615
312 Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard
Evansville, IN
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders

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(812) 421-9900
715 North 1st Avenue
Evansville, IN
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
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Adolescents, DUI/DWI offenders

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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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