Study Finds Big Social Factor in Quitting Smoking

May 22nd, 2008 at 4:00 am (Friendship, Medicine and Health, Nicotine, Smoking and Tobacco)

A new study finds that quitting smoking is seldom an individual decision and that smokers tend to quit in groups.

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/22/science/22smoke.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By GINA KOLATA

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Study Finds Strong Social Factor in Quitting Smoking

May 21st, 2008 at 11:50 pm (Friendship, Medicine and Health, Nicotine, Smoking and Tobacco)

A new study finds that quitting smoking is seldom an individual decision and that smokers tend to quit in groups.

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/22/science/22smoke.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By GINA KOLATA

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For Smokers, Quitting Is Tied to Social Circles

May 21st, 2008 at 3:49 pm (Friendship, Medicine and Health, Nicotine, Smoking and Tobacco)

Smoking cessation programs should work best if they focus on groups rather than individuals, the study concluded.

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/22/science/22smoke.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By GINA KOLATA

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Murray Jarvik, 84, Whose Research Helped Lead to Nicotine Patch, Dies

May 12th, 2008 at 9:09 pm (Deaths (Obituaries), Einstein, Albert, College of Medicine, Nicotine, Research, Smoking and Tobacco, University of California, Los Angeles)

Dr. Jarvik was among the first to study the hallucinogenic drug LSD and researched the physiology and psychology of smoking.

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/13/health/13jarvik.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By BRUCE WEBER

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