Scientific overview: 2013 BBC plenary symposium on tobacco addiction

M De Biasi; I McLaughlin; E E Perez; P A Crooks; L P Dwoskin; M T Bardo; P R Pentel; D Hatsukami

doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.05.013

Scientific overview: 2013 BBC plenary symposium on tobacco addiction

Drug Alcohol Depend. 2014 Aug 1:141:107-17. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.05.013. Epub 2014 Jun 2.

Authors

M De Biasi¹, I McLaughlin², E E Perez³, P A Crooks⁴, L P Dwoskin⁵, M T Bardo⁶, P R Pentel⁷, D Hatsukami⁸

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. Electronic address: marielde@mail.med.upenn.edu.
² Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
³ Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
⁴ Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
⁵ Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
⁶ Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
⁷ Department of Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
⁸ Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

Abstract

Nicotine dependence plays a critical role in addiction to tobacco products, and thus contributes to a variety of devastating tobacco-related diseases (SGR 2014). Annual costs associated with smoking in the US are estimated to be between $289 and $333 billion. Effective interventions for nicotine dependence, especially in smokers, are a critical barrier to the eradication of tobacco-related diseases. This overview highlights research presented at the Plenary Symposium of Behavior, Biology and Chemistry: Translational Research in Addiction Conference (BBC), hosted by the UT Health Science Center San Antonio, on March 9-10, 2013. The Plenary Symposium focused on tobacco addiction, and covered topics ranging from basic science to national policy. As in previous years, the meeting brought together globally-renowned scientists, graduate student recruits, and young scientists from underrepresented populations in Texas and other states with the goal of fostering interest in drug addiction research in young generations.

Keywords: Nicotine dependence; Nicotine vaccine; Nicotine withdrawal; Nicotinic receptor antagonists; Smoking cessation; Tobacco product regulation.

Publication types

Congress
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Behavior, Addictive / drug therapy*
Behavior, Addictive / physiopathology
Humans
Research
Smoking / drug therapy*
Smoking / physiopathology
Smoking Cessation / methods*
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / diagnosis*
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / physiopathology
Tobacco Use Disorder / drug therapy*
Tobacco Use Disorder / physiopathology

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

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