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Studies review smoking among college freshmen and tobacco use by adolescents with ADHD

Supplement of Nicotine & Tobacco Research focuses on four studies: Smoking among college freshman students; Smoking and ADHD; First cigarette of the day and nicotine dependence; and Reduced exposure cigarettes.

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