Tobacco: Understand dependence in order to act

Abstract

This document presents the summary and recommendations of the expert group convened by Inserm through the collective expert evaluation procedure to answer the questions raised by the Interministerial Mission to Combat Drugs and Drug Addiction (Mission interministérielle de lutte contre la drogue et la toxicomanie, Mildt) concerning tobacco dependence. It is based on the scientific information available as at the last six months of 2003. The document base for this expert evaluation consisted of approximately 1,000 articles and documents.