Smokers do better in groups when trying to quit

                   
iht.com     May 22, 2008            

For years, smokers have been exhorted to take the initiative and quit - use a nicotine patch, chew nicotine gum, take a prescription medication that can help, call a help line, just say no. But a new study finds that stopping is seldom an individual decision. The U.S. study, by Dr. Nicholas... [read full story]                

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Friends quit smoking? You probably will too

examiner.com     May 21, 2008          

The urge to smoke is contagious, but quitting apparently is, too. A team of researchers who showed that obesity can spread person-to-person has found a similar pattern with smoking cessation: A smoker is more likely to kick the habit if a spouse, friend, co-worker or sibling did.                

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Friends quit smoking? You probably will too

sacbee.com     May 21, 2008          

By ALICIA CHANG - A team of researchers who showed that obesity can spread person-to-person has found a similar pattern with smoking cessation: A smoker is more likely to kick the habit if a spouse, friend, co-worker or sibling did. What's more, smokers tend to quit in groups and those who don't...                

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Friends quit smoking? You probably will too

msn.com     May 21, 2008          

Smokers kick habit in groups, those who don't become outcasts, study finds When a spouse stops smoking, the other partner is 67 percent less likely to smoke, researchers found. A team of researchers who showed that obesity can spread person-to-person has found a similar pattern with smoking...                

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Smokers Often Quit for Social Reasons

webmd.com     May 20, 2008          

Study Suggests Efforts to Quit Smoking May Be Contagious By Salynn Boyles WebMD Medical News Reviewed by Elizabeth Klodas, MD May 21, 2008 -- The decision to quit smoking is a personal one, but it is strongly influenced by the people around you -- even people you don't know, intriguing new...                

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Friends quit smoking? You probably will too

newsvine.com     May 21, 2008          

The urge to smoke is contagious, but quitting apparently is, too. A team of researchers who showed that obesity can spread person-to-person has found a similar pattern with smoking cessation: A smoker is more likely to kick the habit if a spouse, friend, co-worker or sibling did.                

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Friends quit smoking? You probably will too

wsbt.com     May 21, 2008          

By ALICIA CHANG, AP Science Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The urge to smoke is contagious, but quitting apparently is, too. A team of researchers who showed that obesity can spread person-to-person has found a similar pattern with smoking cessation: A smoker is more likely to kick the habit if a...                

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Friends quit smoking? You probably will too

nwsource.com     May 21, 2008          

The urge to smoke is contagious, but quitting apparently is, too. A team of researchers who showed that obesity can spread person-to-person has found a similar pattern with smoking cessation: A smoker is more likely to kick the habit if a spouse, friend, co-worker or sibling did.                

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Smokers flock together, quit together

eurekalert.org     May 21, 2008          

When smokers kick the habit, odds are they are not alone in making the move. Instead, the decision to quit smoking often cascades through social networks, with entire clusters of spouses, friends, siblings and co-workers giving up the habit roughly in tandem, according to a new study supported in...                

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Quitting smoking helps social life

eurekalert.org     May 21, 2008          

Social-network study also finds group effects in smoking cessation A random sample of 1000 subjects in 1971 and 2000. The researchers – Nicholas Christakis of Harvard Medical School and James Fowler of UC San Diego – analyzed changes in smoking behavior from 1971 to 2003 in a large social network...                

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Smoking is addictive, but quitting is contagious

eurekalert.org     May 21, 2008          

A study of 12,067 people over a period of 32 years has found that people quit smoking in droves. Through reconstructing the social network of the 12,067 individuals, researchers discovered that smoking cessation occurs in network clusters. Those who continue to smoke are increasingly pushed to...                

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