"Nicotine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Nicotine is highly toxic alkaloid. It is the prototypical agonist at nicotinic cholinergic receptors where it dramatically stimulates neurons and ultimately blocks synaptic transmission. Nicotine is also important medically because of its presence in tobacco smoke.
| Descriptor ID |
D009538
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.132.760.570 D03.383.725.518
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nicotine" by people in Profiles.
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Alcohol, Cannabis, and nicotine use during early pregnancy and infant hearing loss. Prev Med. 2025 Mar; 192:108242.
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Feasibility, Acceptability, and Potential Impact of a Novel mHealth App for Smokers Ambivalent About Quitting: Randomized Pilot Study. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2023 06 28; 11:e46155.
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Cannabis and nicotine co-use among primary care patients in a state with legal cannabis access. Addict Behav. 2023 May; 140:107621.
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Patterns of Substance Use During Early Pregnancy and Associations With Behavioral Health Characteristics. J Addict Med. 2023 May-Jun 01; 17(3):e141-e147.
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Trends in Cannabis Polysubstance Use During Early Pregnancy Among Patients in a Large Health Care System in Northern California. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 06 01; 5(6):e2215418.
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Nicotine and cannabis vaping among adolescents in treatment for substance use disorders. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2021 06; 125:108304.
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Trends and correlates of self-reported alcohol and nicotine use among women before and during pregnancy, 2009-2017. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2020 09 01; 214:108168.
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The vapes of wrath: advocating to protect children from electronic nicotine systems in the age of flavored vapes. Pediatr Res. 2020 05; 87(6):972-975.
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Drug Metabolizing Enzyme and Transporter Gene Variation, Nicotine Metabolism, Prospective Abstinence, and Cigarette Consumption. PLoS One. 2015; 10(7):e0126113.
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Gender differences in a randomized controlled trial treating tobacco use among adolescents and young adults with mental health concerns. Nicotine Tob Res. 2015 Apr; 17(4):479-85.