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Abstract
Background
- Nicotine dependence (ND) : “the smoking behavior accompanied by a reluctance to quit (Khurana, Batra, Patkar, & Leone, 2003).
- The US Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guideline ‘Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence’: A chronic condition that often requires repeated interventions (Office of the Surgeon General, 2000).
- Secondhand Smoke (SHS) is a potential source of exposure to high levels of nicotine. (Dimich-Ward, Gee, Brauer, Leung,1997)
- No current studies addressing the contribution of SHS to Nicotine Dependence (ND) or smoking behaviors
Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
5-2005
Repository Citation
Okoli, Chizimuzo T.C.; Hahn, Ellen J.; Browning, Steven R.; and Rayens, Mary Kay, "Exposure to Secondhand Smoke and Nicotine Dependence" (2005). Nursing Presentations. 28.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/nursing_present/28
Notes/Citation Information
A poster presentation at the 2005 National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Chicago.