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| Title |
If the data contradict the theory, throw out the data: Nicotine addiction in the 2010 report of the Surgeon General
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| Published in |
Harm Reduction Journal, May 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1477-7517-8-12 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Hanan Frenk, Reuven Dar |
| Abstract |
The reports of US Surgeon General on smoking are considered the authoritative statement on the scientific state of the art in this field. The previous report on nicotine addiction published in 1988 is one of the most cited references in scientific articles on smoking and often the only citation provided for specific statements of facts regarding nicotine addiction. In this commentary we review the chapter on nicotine addiction presented in the recent report of the Surgeon General. We show that the nicotine addiction model presented in this chapter, which closely resembles its 22 years old predecessor, could only be sustained by systematically ignoring all contradictory evidence. As a result, the present SG's chapter on nicotine addiction, which purportedly "documents how nicotine compares with heroin and cocaine in its hold on users and its effects on the brain," is remarkably biased and misleading. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 239 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 87 | 36% |
| United Kingdom | 15 | 6% |
| Canada | 9 | 4% |
| Australia | 6 | 3% |
| Netherlands | 5 | 2% |
| Germany | 4 | 2% |
| Finland | 4 | 2% |
| Spain | 3 | 1% |
| South Africa | 2 | <1% |
| Other | 18 | 8% |
| Unknown | 86 | 36% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 219 | 92% |
| Scientists | 7 | 3% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 6 | 3% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 1% |
| Unknown | 4 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 28 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 1 | 4% |
| Canada | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 26 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 18% |
| Researcher | 5 | 18% |
| Professor | 3 | 11% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 3 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 11% |
| Other | 5 | 18% |
| Unknown | 4 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 9 | 32% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 14% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 11% |
| Chemistry | 2 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 7% |
| Other | 3 | 11% |
| Unknown | 5 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 157. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 January 2024.
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