Many ex-smokers begin smoking again because they want to recapture a sense of lost social identity, according to new British research published in the Journal of Substance Use. In fact, according to the findings, many smokers experience quitting as a “loss.”
“Although many people do manage to quit, relapse is very common,” says lead researcher Dr. Caitlin Notley from the University of East Anglia.
“Of course we know that smoking is physically addictive, and there has been research...
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source https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/07/06/many-ex-smokers-crave-lost-social-identity/136765.html
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