Give up smoking for greater happiness

It is said that giving up smoking most likely makes you miserable. However, Brown University researchers have found that giving up smoking leads to greater happiness and elevated mood. The researchers examined data on 236 male and female smokers who wanted to give up. The subjects were examined seven days before they stopped smoking and again 2, 8, 16 and 28 weeks after their quit date.

Those who managed to quit for a while, the researchers found, were very happy.

Those who failed to maintain smoke cessation had their moods darkened significantly, and even to lower depths than before the whole study began.

Those who failed straight away were found to be the unhappiest of all the groups.

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Nor surprisingly, the researchers concluded that the link between happiness and smoking cessation was strong. These researchers did not address the fact that the most difficult part for the smokers is to quit smoking and abstain afterward. It would have been useful if their study would have also tried to find the means to help people quit smoking.

In any case, it is a good idea to quit smoking if you want to be happy and healthy.

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