Pharmacological treatment of tobacco dependence

Authors

  • Guilherme Rubino de A. Focchi Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Medicina; Hospital das Clínicas; Grupo Interdisciplinar de Estudos de Álcool e Drogas do Instituto de Psiquiatria
  • Ivan Mário Braun Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Medicina; Hospital das Clínicas; Grupo Interdisciplinar de Estudos de Álcool e Drogas do Instituto de Psiquiatria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-60832005000500003

Keywords:

Nicotine, pharmacotherapy, replacement, bupropion, nortriptyline

Abstract

Each year, nicotine dependence kills five million people around the world and the morbidity and mortality due to tobacco use tends to increase in the following years. Pharmacotherapy has great importance in the treatment of nicotine dependence. This paper presents a critical review of the main pharmacotherapies presently available for the treatment of this disorder: nicotine replacement, bupropion and nortriptyline.

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Published

2005-10-01

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 5 (2005): Special Edition - Tabagism

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Pharmacological treatment of tobacco dependence . (2005). Archives of Clinical Psychiatry, 32(5), 267-275. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-60832005000500003