Abstract
Introduction: Smoking related stimuli are known to increase both subjective craving and heart rate in smokers; however, little is currently known about the effects of such stimuli in former smokers. Methods: Subjective craving and heart rate were measured in 38 never smokers, 20 former smokers, and 30 current smokers exposed to video clips containing neutral and smoking related cues. Results: Compared with neutral cues, smoking cues significantly increased both heart rate and self-reported craving in current smokers, while in former smokers smoking cues were associated with a significant decrease in heart rate as well as with a relatively diminished increase in subjective craving. Neither craving nor heart rate was impacted by the smoking cues in never smokers. Conclusions: Findings suggest that while smoking related stimuli continue to elicit modest subjective cravings in former smokers, there appears to be a marked change in the typical physiological response associated with such stimuli.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 26-29 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Addictive Behaviors |
| Volume | 45 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jun 1 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Funding for this study was provided by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Nova Scotia Regional Partnership Program and CIHR had no further role in study design; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; or in the decision to submit the paper for publication.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Ltd.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Clinical Psychology
- Toxicology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
