National Working Group for ACTTION
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Research News
August 27, 2010
Cigarettes Do Not Relieve Stress
A recent study conducted at the London School of Medicine and Dentistry looked at smokers who tried to quit after being hospitalized for heart disease. At the start, the subjects had similar levels of stress and generally believed that smoking helped them to cope. A year later, 41 percent had managed to stay abstinent. After controlling for several factors, the scientists found that the abstainers had “a significantly larger decrease in perceived stress,” roughly a 20 percent drop, compared with the continuing smokers, who showed little change.
Other studies have also found that smokers experience higher levels of stress and tension between cigarettes and lower levels over all when they quit.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE3D91731F933A2575BC0A9669D8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print
People Can Be Taught to Control Cigarette Cravings
Research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences used brain scans to show that focusing on the long-term consequences of smoking could control the craving for cigarettes. Cognitive behavioral therapy has been shown to be an effective tool in treating a variety of mental health disorders, including substance use disorders.
http://www.pnas.org/content/107/33/14811.abstract?sid=d801d1b8-8f30-4fca-b50f-c18d5ee533bf
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