This year the 55th Annual Nebraska Symposium on Motivation will address smoking and nicotine dependence - the leading cause of preventable deaths in the U.S. The Psychology Department has gathered leading researchers in the field of nicotine dependence and tobacco use to discuss recent advances in research, theory, and application. In doing so, we hope not only to start generating a more coherent and cohesive picture of the motivational effects of nicotine, but to critically discuss new intervention and prevention approaches to tobacco use. Continuing Education (CE) for psychologists is approved by the American Psychological Association. Please register at http://www.unl.edu/psypage/symposium