Bookedited by Rick A. Bevins and Anthony R. Caggiula.
Summary: This title draws upon research on the drug widely believed to form the basis of tobacco use and dependence, nicotine. When discussing drug addiction and dependence, an increasing number of scientists are using the concepts of motivation and related constructs and their applications in modifying behavior.
Contents:
1. Nicotine, tobacco use, and the 55th Nebraska Symposium on Motivation / Rick A. Bevins, Anthony R. Caggiula
2. Synaptic plasticity within midbrain dopamine centers contributes to nicotine addiction / Andon N. Placzek, John A. Dani
3. Molecular mechanisms underlying the motivational effects of nicotine / Darlene H. Brunzell, Marina R. Picciotto
4. Targeting reward-relevant nicotinic receptors in the discovery of novel pharmacotherapeutic agents to treat tobacco dependence / Linda P. Dwoskin ... [et al.]
5. Multiple motivational forces contribute to nicotine dependence / Athina Markou, Neil E. Paterson
6. The Role of nicotine in smoking : a dual-reinforcement model / Anthony R. Caggiula ... [et al.]
7. Altering the motivational function of nicotine through conditioning process / Rick A. Bevins
8. New findings on nicotine addiction and treatment / Jed E. Rose
9. Sex differences in nicotine reinforcement and reward : influences on the persistence of tobacco smoking / Kenneth A. Perkins
10. The Functional significance of craving in nicotine dependence / Stephen T. Tiffany, Mathew W. Warthen, Katherine C. Goedeker
11. The Motivational impact of nicotine and its role in tobacco use : final comments and priorities / Michael T. Bardo, Paul Schnur.