Cigarette smoke is not the cause of relapse

Research on tobacco dependence published in the journal Addiction, November issue, shows that people who have ever smoked when exposed to cigarette smoke feel comfortable are more likely to relapse than those who have a cold. Discomfort with smoke.

Under the direction of Dr. Hayden McRobbie and Professor Peter Hajek of the Research Unit on Tobacco Dependency at Barts and London School of Health and Dentistry, researchers examined the hypothesis that people felt Comfortable cigarette smoke is easier to relapse than those who have a neutral or negative reaction to cigarette smoke. But surprisingly, they concluded that the pleasant feeling of cigarette smoke did not make it easier for people who quit smoking.

The object of the study is a group of more than 1,000 smokers who are quitting smoking at the East London Specialty Hospital. During the six weeks of treatment (2 weeks before quitting, and 4 weeks later), these people were asked to complete a weekly questionnaire to determine their discomfort when quitting, as well as how easy it was subject to exposure to cigarette smoke last week.

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Results showed that in the first week of first-hand tobacco abstinence, 23% of participants said they felt comfortable with cigarette smoke. The pleasant feeling of cigarette smoke is not related to their smoking status in the next week.

Dr Hayden McRobbie, the study's lead author, said: 'Recent smokers can be assured that the pleasant feeling of cigarette smoke doesn't make them relapse easily'.

Refer:
1. McRobbie H, Hajek P, Locker J. Does the reaction of abstaining smokers to smell of other people's cigarettes predict relapse?Addiction, 2008;103 (11): 1883 DOI: 10.1111 / j.1360-0443.2008.02340.x