Psychology 2036A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Nicotine Replacement Therapy, Chronic Respiratory Disease, Nicotine Gum

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2036A/B
• Professor: Yves Bureau

Document Summary

17% of canadians 15 and older are smokers smoking begins in teenage years so percentage of those who haven"t started by age 20 is an indicator of future smoking rates highest smoking rates in those aged 20-35. Sociocultural differences in smoking: percentage of people who smoke tends to decline with increases in income and education highest smoking rates globally in china highest smoking rates in canada are inuit and first nations. Beginning to smoke: begins during adolescence with strong peer influence once they begin to smoke, the act is reinforced by their friends who also smoke. Dopamine: involved in neural reward pathway and thought to be the strongest genetic contributor to smoking initiation sometimes teenage girls smoke to control weight appetite suppression. 4 factors that initiate adolescent smoking: parent modeling, peer influence, cigarette adversity, personal characteristics. Most who have smoked before do not become addicted.