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Rats which have learned to avoid an electric shock under the influence of nicotine can become dependent on nicotine for a successful performance. Evidence is presented which suggests that this dependence is related to the degree of stress to which the animal is exposed.
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HALL, G., MORRISON, C. New Evidence for a Relationship between Tobacco Smoking, Nicotine Dependence and Stress. Nature 243, 199–201 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/243199a0
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