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Heterogeneity in phenotypes based on smoking status in the Great Lakes Smoker Sibling Registry.
Addictive behaviors - 1 Dec 2004
Pomerleau Cynthia S, Pomerleau Ovide F, Snedecor Sandy M, Gaulrapp Stefanie, Kardia Sharon L R
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We investigated whether 52 same-sex sibling pairs discordant for ever-smoking differed on psychiatric cofactors, alcohol and caffeine use, and responses to initial exposure to smoking. Ever-smokers scored significantly higher on measures of novelty seeking, depression, and childhood ADHD, and on alcohol dependence, alcohol intake, and caffeine intake. They reported significantly more pleasurable experiences,...
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