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==Etiology== | |||
'''Tobacco smoking as self-medication''' | |||
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===Rimonabant=== | ===Rimonabant=== | ||
Revision as of 23:49, 13 January 2008
Etiology
Tobacco smoking as self-medication
Medications
Rimonabant
Rimonabant, a selective type 1 cannabinoid (CB1) receptor antagonist, improve smoking cessation and moderate weight gain associated with smoking cessation according to a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by the Cochrane Collaboration.[1] However, "there is current concern (August 2007) over rates of depression and suicidal thoughts in people taking rimonabant for weight control."[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cahill K, Ussher M (2007). "Cannabinoid type 1 receptor antagonists (rimonabant) for smoking cessation". Cochrane Database Syst Rev (4): CD005353. DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD005353.pub3. PMID 17943852. Research Blogging.