Chiamulera, C;
West, RJ;
(2018)
What role does dopamine really play in tobacco addiction?
[Editorial comment].
Addiction
, 113
(8)
pp. 1379-1380.
10.1111/add.14235.
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Abstract
A prevailing narrative explaining tobacco addiction is thatuptake of nicotine in the brain causes dopamine release in thenucleus accumbens which rewards the behaviour that led toit. However, evidence suggests that in this and otheraddictive disorders a more nuanced and multi-level model isrequired that recognizes how dopamine interacts with otherparts of a complex system to maintain maladaptivebehaviour patterns.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | What role does dopamine really play in tobacco addiction? |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/add.14235 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14235 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Addiction, dopamine, nicotine, smoking, smoking cessation, tobacco |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Behavioural Science and Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10049867 |
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