Tag: smoking

Study suggests adolescents with low status among peers more likely to become adult smokers

From the Wiley press release via EurekAlert!: A new study from Sweden reveals that having low peer status in adolescence is a strong risk factor for regular and heavy smoking… Read more »

Study suggests quitting smoking is just as tough in early phase of tobacco addiction

From the Brown University press release via ScienceDaily: Abstinence from smoking seems to affect teens differently than adults in a couple of ways, but a new study provides evidence that… Read more »

Study suggests passive smoking also affects neurodevelopment in babies

From the Plataforma SINC press release via AlphaGalileo: A new study shows that newborns that have been exposed to nicotine from both active and passive smoking mothers show poor physiological,… Read more »

Study suggests plain packaging of cigarettes encourages young smokers to heed health warnings

From the Wiley press release via EurekAlert!: New research published online in the scientific journal Addiction shows that plain packaging (requiring cigarettes to be packaged in standard packages without attractive… Read more »