TY  - JOUR
T1  - EFfects of secondhand smoke
AU  - Hampton T
Y1  - 2011/06/22
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2011.868
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 2510
EP  - 2510
VL  - 305
IS  - 24
N2  - 
The study of 11 moderately dependent cigarette smokers and 13 nonsmokers found 1 hour of secondhand smoke in an enclosed space resulted in nicotine reaching the brain, in smokers and nonsmokers alike, to bind nicotinic acetylcholine receptors that are normally targeted by direct exposure to tobacco smoke. Secondhand smoke also evoked cravings among the smokers, suggesting that it may deliver a priming dose of nicotine to the brain that contributes to continued cigarette use in smokers.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.868
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2011.868
ER  -