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RECORD NUMBER: 1 OF 4| Main Title | Dying to quit : why we smoke and how we stop / | |||||||||||
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| Author | Brigham, Janet, | |||||||||||
| Publisher | Joseph Henry Press, | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 1998 | |||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 38853985 | |||||||||||
| ISBN | 0309064090; 9780309064095 | |||||||||||
| Subjects | Smoking--Psychological aspects ; Smoking--Prevention ; Tobacco--Physiological effect ; Nicotine addiction--Treatment ; Tobacco Use Disorder--physiopathology ; Smoking--psychology ; Smoking Cessation ; Tobacco Use Cessation ; Cigarette habit--Psychological aspects ; Cigarette habit--Prevention | |||||||||||
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| Collation | xv, 289 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm | |||||||||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-267) and index. |
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| Contents Notes | Looks at the life of a smoker trying to quit, exploring the myths and mysteries of addiction, and offering the recommendations of blue-ribbon panels that have examined hundreds of studies on smoking. 1. A Drug for All Reasons -- 2. Lighting Up the World -- 3. Enhancer and Necromancer -- 4. Myths and Mysteries of Addiction -- 5. Steadying the Ark -- 6. A Lethal Diet -- 7. The Accidental Smoker -- 8. Trade-Offs -- 9. Learning to Quit -- 10. Gimmicks, Gizmos, and Grit. |