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November 14, 2009
Smokers who switch to "low tar" or "light" cigarettes may be less inclined to quit, survey indicates.
HealthDay (11/3, Dotinga) reported that University of Pittsburgh researchers say that smokers who switch to "low-tar" or "light" cigarettes are "less likely to quit."
After examining "the results of a 2003 survey of 30,800 people in the United States who had smoked within the past year," investigators discovered that those "who had switched were 46 percent less likely to have quit smoking."
There is evidence which "suggests that switching may resolve smokers' cognitive dissonance about smoking -- something along the lines of, 'Well, since I'm smoking a [supposedly] healthier cigarette, I really don't have to worry about lung cancer, heart disease, impotence, wrinkles, early death, [fill in the blank], because my health is not at risk,'" Dr. Hilary Tindle wrote in Tobacco Control.
Related Links:
- Switch to 'Light' Cigarettes Makes Quitting Tougher
," Randy Dotinga, HealthDay, November 3, 2009.
Posted by admin at November 14, 2009 06:01 PM