Table of Contents

I Etiology.- 1. Acayatl's Curse.- 2. Psychosocial Factors and Nicotine Dependence.- 3. Special Populations: Beyond Cultural Sensitivity.- 4. Smokeless Tobacco.- 5. The Biobehavioral Effects of Nicotine: Interactions with Brain Neurochemical Systems.- 6. Nicotine Addiction as a Disease.- II Treatment.- 7. Engagement of the Nicotine-Dependent Person in Treatment.- 8. The Role of Family and Friends in the Management of Nicotine Dependence.- 9. Behavioral Treatment of Cigarette Dependence.- 10. Recovery-Oriented Nicotine Addiction Therapy.- 11. Counterconditioning Methods.- 12. Silver Acetate Deterrent Therapy: A Minimal-Intervention Self-help Aid.- 13. Hypnosis in the Treatment of the Smoking Habit.- 14. The Treatment of Smoking and Nicotine Addiction with Acupuncture.- 15. Nicotine Gum.- 16. Transdermal Nicotine and Nasal Nicotine Administration as Smoking-Cessation Treatments.- 17. Clonidine in the Management of Nicotine Dependence.- 18. Anticholinergic and Other Medicines.- 19. Clinical Laboratory Testing of Nicotine.- 20. Outpatient Management of Nicotine Dependence.- 21. Residential Treatment.- 22. Smoking Cessation in the Workplace.- 23. Treatment Nicotine Dependence in Chemically Dependent Inpatients.- 24. Nicotine-Dependent Psychiatric Patients.- 25. Relapse Prevention.- 26. Wellness Component of a Long-Term Maintenance Strategy.- 27. Nicotine Anonymous.