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Peer reviewedChristen, Arden G.; Christen, Joan A. – Health Values: The Journal of Health Behavior, Education & Promotion, 1994
Reviews the addictive nature of cigarette smoking and the pharmacologic, psychological, and sociocultural parameters of tobacco use. The dynamic combination of related factors makes cigarette smoking extremely resistant to long-term extinction. The article suggests the use of active support systems during nicotine addiction recovery. (SM)
Descriptors: Adults, Cultural Influences, Drug Addiction, Health Behavior
