MDQuit News Archives - April, 2008

Depression More Common Among Smokers, Study Says - April 28, 2008
Researchers find smokers are more likely to suffer from depression than nonsmokers.   Read more here. 

Mothers' Substance Use Decreases During Pregnancy, Dads' Doesn't -4/4/2008
A recent study has shown that a surprisingly large number of women and
men drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes, and use marijuana during their or
their partner's pregnancy.  While the women showed a decrease in the
amount of substance use during the pregnancy, the men tended to maintain
the same amount of substance use as before the pregnancy. Read more here.

Males Who Smoke Shorter, Girls Lose Less Weight - 4/4/08
Canadian researchers found that male smokers tended to be shorter
than male non-smokers, while female smokers were no more
likely to lose weight than female non-smokers. Read more here.

Quitting Still Difficult With Medication  - 04/04/08
Anti-smoking drugs (such as Chantix and Zyban) are found to be effective
with the  physiological aspects of smoking addiction, but not the
behavioral aspects. Read more here.

Many Parents Neglectful of Effects of Second Hand Smoke - 04/04/08
In an extensive study of households in 31 different countries, it was
found that 82% of parents who smoke said that they smoke around their
children. Read more here.

Shorter Life Expectancy for Less Educated Smokers - 04/04/08
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Harvard University found that
people with more than 12 years of education had a much longer life
expectancy than those who did not receive more education after high
school.  The gap was found to be largely due to smoking related illnesses. Read more here.