The Policy Implications of the Genetics of Tobacco Use and Dependence
Overview
Twin, adoption and other studies suggest that tobacco use and dependence are partially under genetic control. This paper reviewed the evidence on a genetic contribution to smoking and discussed the policy implications of this evidence for: (1) screening for genetic susceptibility to nicotine dependence in the population and in smoking cessation clinics; (2) population screening for genes that increase susceptibility to smoking-related diseases; and (3) public health tobacco control policies.
OPPE Staff
Wayne Hall
Collaborators
Michael Lynskey and Pam Madden, Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington, St Louis, USA
Status
Review completed
Outcomes
A paper has been published
in the journal Tobacco Control:
Hall W., Madden P.
and Lynskey M. The genetics of tobacco use: methods, findings and policy
implications. Tobacco Control 2002, 11(2): 119-24.
Funding
OPPE
Department
of Psychiatry, University of Washington, St Louis, USA
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Last updated: 9 July
2003