Gene Linked to Early Nicotine Addiction

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Gene Linked to Early Nicotine Addiction

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Researchers say a gene variant may be linked to positive reactions to a person's first cigarette, as well as nicotine addiction.

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Study: A Mysterious Gene Variant That Makes Quitting Smoking Easier – TIME Healthland

healthland.time.com — “Smokers with a variant gene linked to higher risk for heroin addiction and more relapse in alcoholism actually have an easier time quitting cigarettes --" and a new study finds that their pleasure from nicotine varies with the availability of certain receptors made by the gene.View full resource at healthland.time.com

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Study: A Mysterious Gene Variant That Makes Quitting Smoking Easier – TIME Healthland

healthland.time.com — “Smokers with a variant gene linked to higher risk for heroin addiction and more relapse in alcoholism actually have an easier time quitting cigarettes --" and a new study finds that their pleasure from nicotine varies with the availability of certain receptors made by the gene.View full resource at healthland.time.com

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Common Genes Tied To Alcohol, Nicotine, Cocaine Addictions

sciencedaily.com — “For decades, finding clues to substance addiction has been much like searching for a needle in a haystack. But researchers may finally be honing in on specific genes tied to all types of addictions - and finding that some of the same genes associated with alcohol dependence are also closely linked with addictions to nicotine, cocaine, opoids, heroin and other substances.View full resource at sciencedaily.com

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Addicted to alcohol, cocaine, or tobacco? This single gene may explain it all. New research http://bit.ly/xy5A

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