Smoking Doesn't Relieve Stress

Smoking doesn't relieve stress... quitting does! Study proves benefits of nicotine are a myth

An Article this week in the  Daily Mail featured research on the fact that smoking increases anxiety and stress and people are misguided when they thought they were smoking to relieve stress.

     The Researchers found ex-smokers were less anxious

·         One in five say they need cigarettes to relieve stress

·         Researchers say smokers deserve to know relaxing benefits of nicotine are a myth

Contrary to popular perception, smoking does not relieve stress. But quitting does.

British researchers measured anxiety levels in almost 500 smokers – before and after they tried to give up.

Less stress: The study found that smokers who quit were less anxious than before

One in five said they smoked to help them deal with stress. Nationally, the figure is as high as one in two.

All took part in an NHS smoking cessation programme, which involved being given nicotine patches and attending two-monthly appointments.

Six months after signing up for the course, 68 of the 491 were still abstaining – and they were less anxious than before.

However, those who tried to give up  and failed were more stressed than in the beginning, the British Journal of Psychiatry reports.

The researchers, from Oxford University and King’s College London, said: ‘The belief that smoking is stress-relieving is pervasive but almost certainly wrong.

‘The reverse is true: smoking probably causes anxiety and smokers deserve to know this and understand how their own experience may be misleading.’

Read more:

 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2255815/Smoking-doesnt-relieve-stress--quitting-does-Study-proves-benefits-nicotine-myth.html#ixzz2HO797m00 

 

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