7th Edition of Global Conference on
Addiction Medicine, Behavioral Health and Psychiatry
October 19-21, 2026 | Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Nicotine
Nicotine is a natural alkaloid found in tobacco that belongs to the nightshade family of plants and is commonly used as a stimulant and anxiolytic. Nicotine is used medically to help people quit smoking during withdrawal. Nicotine is extremely addicting and should only be used in slow-release form. Tobacco smoke contains monoamine oxidase inhibitors, which may intensify nicotine's addictive characteristics. A typical cigarette contains nearly 2 mg of nicotine. Nicotine addiction is characterised by obsessive usage, drug-reinforced behaviour, and relapse. Tolerance, sensitization, physical dependency, and psychological dependence can all lead to distress. Nicotine withdrawal symptoms include difficulties concentrating, sleep disruptions, depression, tension, anxiety, and irritability.
Nile Stanley
University of North Florida, United States
Ann Marie Leonard Zabel
Curry College, United States
Edie Raether
NeuroShifts and Wings for Wishes Academy, United States
Sindu Padmanabhan
Bharathiar University, India
Kayla Albers
Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School, United States
Jorja Jamison
Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School, United States
Andrew Drasen
A Vision of Hope Media, United StatesSubmit your abstract Today
Title : The Storm Within: Neuropsychological Insights into Dysregulation and Substance Use in the Adolescent Brain.
Ann Marie Leonard Zabel, Curry College, United States
Title : Sexualizing anxiety and anxiolytic sex: Misattribution of arousal
Sam Vaknin, CIAPS, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Title : Workplace and occupational mental health: Supporting well-being at work
Sindu Padmanabhan, Bharathiar University, India
Title : Resilience in counseling: Processing grief for the addictions counselor
Kayla Albers, Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School, United States
Title : Resilience in counseling: Processing grief for the addictions counselor
Jorja Jamison, Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School, United States
Title : Identity restoration as a missing variable in relapse prevention
Andrew Drasen, A Vision of Hope Media, United States