Brief Report: Relationship Between Cotinine Levels and Peripheral Endogenous Concentrations of Oxytocin, β-Endorphin, and Orexin in Individuals With Both Alcohol and Nicotine Use Disorders.
Carolina L Haass-KofflerRoberta PerciballiZoe E BrownMary R LeeWilliam H ZywiakJonathan KurtisRobert M SwiftLorenzo LeggioPublished in: The American journal on addictions (2020)
These preliminary results suggest a relationship between cotinine and oxytocin, β-endorphin, and orexin, which opens up new potential hypotheses on the potential role of these endocrine pathways in tobacco smokers. (Am J Addict 2021;30:88-91).