Smoking Doesn’t Relieve Stress

Contrary to the popular perception, smoking does not relieve stress, while quitting does.  British researchers measured anxiety levels in almost 500 smokers-before and after they tried to give up and found the claims of benefits associated with nicotine are a myth.

Though one in five people said they smoked to help them deal with stress, the reverse is true: Smoking probably causes anxiety. The confusion seems to have arisen because nicotine withdrawal is edginess. While smoking takes the edge off stress related to lack of nicotine , it does nothing to ease the pressures of everyday life.

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Hindustan Times- Wellness,

06/01/2013