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Aspects of nicotine utilization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2011

David M. Warburton
David M. Warburton
Affiliation:
Reading University, Psychology, Reading University, Reading RG6 6AL, United Kingdom. d.m.warburton@reading.ac.uk
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Abstract

This commentary reviews the effects of nicotine on mood and cognition in support of the drug utilization concept of Müller & Schumann (M&S). Specifically, it amplifies the concept with the nicotine utilization hypothesis (NUH), which opposes the nicotine withdrawal hypothesis (NWH). Evidence against NWH comes from changes in mood after abstinence and the performance effects of nicotine supporting drug utilization.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 34 , Issue 6 , December 2011 , pp. 326 - 327
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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