Summary of Nicotine Addiction Twentynine Palms CA

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.

Morongo Basin Mental Health Services
(760) 366-9100x221
65675 Sullivan Road
Joshua Tree, CA
Hotline
(760) 366-9100x237
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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Bay Recovery Center Inc
(858) 270-1417
3552 Ottawa Street
San Diego, CA
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days), Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women, Men
Language Services
Spanish

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New Beginnings Recovery Treatment Cnt.
(323) 299-2111
1129 North Garey Avenue
Pomona, CA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
Spanish

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Perris Valley Recovery Programs
(951) 657-2960
236 East 3rd Street
Perris, CA
Hotline
(951) 657-2960
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents

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Riverside County Substance Abuse Prog
(760) 347-0754
83-912 Avenue 45
Indio, CA
Hotline
(760) 347-0754
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program
(209) 870-6500
1981 Cherokee Road
Stockton, CA
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days), Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Women, Men, Criminal justice clients

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Behavioral Health Services
(323) 461-3161
6838 Sunset Boulevard
Hollywood, CA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
Spanish

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Shorecliffs
(949) 369-1300
209 Avenida Fabricante
San Clemente, CA
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders

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Action Consultants/Therapy
(949) 645-7484
1670 Santa Ana Avenue
Costa Mesa, CA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
Spanish

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Center Point Inc
(510) 215-9378
820 23rd Street
Richmond, CA
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Criminal justice clients
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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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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