Acknowledgements; Pharmacokinetics of nicotine; Toxicology of nicotine; Gastroenterology and appetite: Effects of nicotine; Cardiovascular actions of nicotine; Effects of nicotine on prostanoids and mucous secretion; Receptor binding sites for nicotine; Cerebral actions of nicotine: Neurotransmitters and neuroendocrines; Human neuropsychopharmacology of nicotine; Ethnopharmacology of nicotine; Author index; Subject index