nicotine dependence
Cigarette habit disorder
Nicotine dependence is the state of being physically or psychologically reliant on nicotine, the addictive compound in tobacco.
Withdrawal symptoms—irritability, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, intense cravings—make quitting difficult.
The term appears in clinical and public health contexts: She was diagnosed with nicotine dependence after years of smoking.
Also called nicotine addiction.
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- cigarettesPaper-wrapped tobacco for smoking
- tobaccoDried smoking leaf
tobacco industry · smoking · chain smoker · habit · nervous habit · smoke break · patch · gum · relapse · quit · quit smoking · lungs · lung cancer · tar · vaping · urge · cold turkey · cough
- dependencerely, need, rely on, neediness, reliance
- smoking harmslung cancer, emphysema, COPD, smoker's cough, chronic bronchitis
- addictionaddiction, drug addiction, substance abuse, substance use disorder, alcoholism
- Mental Disordersschizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, PTSD
nicotine dependencetobacco-free
Lacking cigarette products
non-smoker · abstinence · sobriety · smoking cessation · clean
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