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Tobacco Dependence
POSITION STATEMENT
Approved by the Board of Trustees, May 2009
Approved by the Assembly, September 2009
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"Policy documents are approved by the APA Assembly and Board of Trustees… These are …position statements that define APA official policy on specific subjects…" -- APA Operations Manual. |
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The American Psychiatric Association encourages psychiatrists to:
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Diagnose and treat nicotine dependence. |
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Recognize the possible role of nicotine and underlying neurochemical mechanisms
in the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of psychiatric disorders, and |
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Participate in advocacy, prevention, and research concerning tobacco use. |
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