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Nicotine: farmacologische en toxicologische aspecten

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Dat roken een belangrijke risicofactor is voor morbiditeit en mortaliteit kan als bekend worden verondersteld. Toch rookt ongeveer een kwart van de volwassen Nederlanders, want roken is een zeer verslavende gewoonte. Dat hoge verslavingspotentieel kan voor een substantieel deel worden toegeschreven aan de stof nicotine. Nicotine is niet de enige stof in tabak: in tabaksrook zijn zo’n vierduizend chemische verbindingen geïdentificeerd, waaronder vele stoffen met giftige en carcinogene werking.

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Dr. R.J.M. Niesink is farmacoloog/toxicoloog en universitair hoofddocent bij de faculteit Management, Science en Technologie van de Open Universiteit. Hij is senior wetenschappelijk medewerker bij het Programma Drug Monitoring van het Trimbos-instituut en landelijk coördinator van het Drugs Informatie en Monitoring Systeem. E-mail: rniesink@trimbos.nl.Dr. E.A. Croes MD arts-epidemioloog, is senior wetenschappelijk medewerker bij het Nationaal Expertisecentrum Tabaksontmoediging van het Trimbosinstituut.

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Niesink, R., Croes, E. Nicotine: farmacologische en toxicologische aspecten. VERSLAVING 10, 55–67 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12501-014-0007-5

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