Going out for a smoke together and mimicking behaviours associated with smoking can double tobacco consumption and make quitting more difficult. Researchers from SWPS University examined mimicry as a “social glue” in interactions between smokers,…
From the Harvard Kennedy School press release: What drives a person to smoke cigarettes — and keeps one out of six U.S. adults addicted to tobacco use, at a cost of 480,000 premature deaths each…
From the University of Toronto press release: If you have ever smoked, or know someone who has – they might tell you that smoking a cigarette probably felt disgusting at first. Taryn Grieder has a…
From the European Society of Cardiology press release: Kicking the habit works best in pairs. That’s the main message of a study presented today at EuroPrevent 2019, a scientific congress of the European Society of…
From the University of East Anglia press release: Ex-smokers may not be able to resist lighting up again in order to recover a sense of ‘who they are’- according to new research from the University…
From the RAND Corporation press release: Exposing teens to graphic anti-smoking posters may actually increase the risk that some start smoking, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Conducted in a one-of-a-kind laboratory that replicates…
From the Cancer Research UK press release: Young people are less likely to try cigarettes with the printed health warning ‘Smoking kills’ on each stick than standard cigarettes, according to a new study by Cancer…
From the American Heart Association press release: Electronic cigarettes are more frequently used by people who recently quit smoking and alcohol drinkers, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2017,…
From the University of Connecticut press release: Even though men use tanning beds at lower rates than women, men who tan tend to do it in riskier ways, according to a study by researchers at…
From the American Chemical Society: Many people who smoke or chew tobacco can’t seem to escape nicotine’s addictive properties. Studies show that women in particular seem to have a harder time quitting, even with assistance,…