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The Electronic Cigarette Help To Quit smoking to get happy

Published: 2010-12-08    Views:88 reads

The new electronic cigarette may be the innovative technology to help reduce stress in people who want to quit smoking.

Most chain smokers say that cigarettes help them cope with stress. In fact, it is not smoking that leads to dramatic improvement of mood, as discovered by American researchers.

A group of scientists from Brown University and the University of Southern California has found that people who quit smoking are not the victims of psychological stress, as many smokers. For many years, people addicted to nicotine are convinced that only those smokers can quit who are willing to sacrifice for the sake of their own health. In fact, everything is exactly the opposite.

“The assumption has often been that people might smoke because it has antidepressant properties and that if they quit it might unmask a depressive episode,” said Professor Christopher Kahler, author of the study. “What’s surprising is that at the time when you measure smokers’ mood, even if they’ve only succeeded for a little while, they are already reporting less symptoms of depression.”

Researchers studied a group of 236 men and women who tried to get rid of the habit. They were given nicotine patches and went to consult with psychologists. All the subjects were tested for the presence of depressive symptoms for a period of two, eight, 16 and 32 weeks after smoking cessation.

In approximately half of the subjects, who could not quit smoking, unpleasant thoughts persisted throughout the study. 20% were able to hold without smoking for two weeks, only one-sixth could resist until the end of the eighth week, and as much could hold until the end.

Scientists found that the last group had the highest level of happiness, and elation prevailed almost throughout 32 weeks of observation. And those who could not resist were also happy until they started smoking again.