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• Nicotine in cigarettes and cigars is as addictive as heroin or cocaine, according to the US National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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• 73 percent of smokers seeking medical help to quit smoking in 2005 to 2006 were highly nicotine dependent
• 66 percent of those seeking medical treatment for smoking in 1994
• 55 percent of smokers seeking medical to quit smoking help from 1989 to 1990

This was discussed at a meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians.

Triple Threat. Using the nicotine patch, nicotine inhaler and an antidepressant together raised the success rates for chronically ill smokers trying to quit vs standard therapy with a nicotine patch only, according to a study by Dr. Michael B. Steinberg, of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and colleagues.

African Americans have greater risks for cigarette addiction and smoking-related diseases than whites. The dark skin color (melanin), the higher the risk, according to a report in the journal Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior.

Lily Allen, a UK pop star believes she's "addicted" to nicotine and fears she can't stop (i-D magazine).

Nicotine may alter the activity of brain areas involved in the inhibition of negative emotions such as anger, according to University of California researchers led by Jean Gehricke.

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