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The smoking of tobacco in its various forms has persisted for centuries and continues today in spite of the tremendous publicity given to its adverse effects. The reasons why people smoke are varied and complex. Sociological, psychological and pharmacological factors all play an important role in the development and maintenance of the smoking habit. It is now generally accepted that many smokers who inhale are smoking for and become dependent on the nicotine content of tobacco smoke. Studies in both experimental animals and man during the last decade have contributed to a better understanding of the effects of nicotine and tobacco smoke on the central nervous system and to the establishing of a pharmacological basis for the tobacco smoking habit (Armitage, Hall and Morrison, 1968; Hall, 1970; Hall and Morrison, 1973; Ashton et al., 1978; Hall, Francis and Morrison, 1978).
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Hall, G.H. (1980). The pharmacology of tobacco smoking in relation to schizophrenia. In: Hemmings, G. (eds) Biochemistry of Schizophrenia and Addiction. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8706-7_15
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