Pharmacological treatment of tobacco dependence
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-60832005000500003Keywords:
Nicotine, pharmacotherapy, replacement, bupropion, nortriptylineAbstract
Each year, nicotine dependence kills five million people around the world and the morbidity and mortality due to tobacco use tends to increase in the following years. Pharmacotherapy has great importance in the treatment of nicotine dependence. This paper presents a critical review of the main pharmacotherapies presently available for the treatment of this disorder: nicotine replacement, bupropion and nortriptyline.Downloads
Download data is not yet available.
Downloads
Published
2005-10-01
Issue
Section
Original Articles
License
Once accepted for publication, the manuscript becomes permanent property of the Archives of Clinical Psychiatry. This copyright transfer subsumes exclusive and unlimited entitlement of the Archives of Clinical Psychiatry to publish and distribute the full contents of articles in whichever publishing medium, including press and electronic media, in Brazil and abroad.
Manuscripts are accepted with the understanding that the Editor and the editorial staff have the right to make revisions aimed at greater conciseness, clarity, and conformity with Journal style, of course without changing its content.
How to Cite
Pharmacological treatment of tobacco dependence . (2005). Archives of Clinical Psychiatry, 32(5), 267-275. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-60832005000500003