Nesbitt’s paradox

Parrott AC (1998b). Nesbitt s Paradox resolved Stress and arousal modulation during cigarette smoking. Addiction, 93, 27-39. 

It is established that nicotine is a sympathomimetic agent and is expected to enhance physiologic and biochemical stress responses however, smokers reports do not comply with this explanation. This phenomenon is referred to as Nesbitt s paradox (Parrott 1998). Does nicotine normalize behavior of subjects under stress (Acri 1994) ... 

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