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Selected Works of Chizimuzo T. C. Okoli
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Exposure to Secondhand Smoke and Nicotine Dependence
Nursing Presentations
  • Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, University of Kentucky
  • Ellen J. Hahn, University of Kentucky
  • Steven R. Browning, University of Kentucky
  • Mary Kay Rayens, University of Kentucky
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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
5-1-2005
Disciplines
Notes/Citation Information

A poster presentation at the 2005 National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Chicago.

Citation Information
Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, Ellen J. Hahn, Steven R. Browning and Mary Kay Rayens. "Exposure to Secondhand Smoke and Nicotine Dependence" (2005)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/chizimuzo_okoli/115/