Nonsmokers’ Depression Lifted by Nicotine

~ Jason Schwartz

Therapeutic nicotine?

Interesting, but I’m suspicious of the leap from identifying the drug as mood-enhancing to characterizing tobacco use as self-medication.
With all of the faith in self-medication theories reguarding illicit and harmful drugs, why do they have high rates of noncompliance with psychotropic drugs intended to treat depression? Why isn’t there a big black market for drugs intended to treat psychological problems?

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Published by Jason Schwartz

I have been an addiction professional and social worker since 1994. I started blogging in 2005 as the Clinical Director at Dawn Farm. I currently serve as the Director of Social Work and Spiritual Care for a healthcare system. I've also served as the Director of Behavioral Health at another hospital. I'm also a lecturer at Eastern Michigan University’s School of Social Work. Views expressed here are my own. Keep in mind that the field, the contexts in which the field operates, and my views have changed over time.