Do you believe that smoking is one of the few pleasures in your life? You may consider changing that belief, after reading what Dr. Iain Lang, of the Peninsula Medical School in England, concluded, after an extensive study with almost 10.000 smokers.

Dr. Lang and his team found that smokers actually experience lower levels of pleasure and life satisfaction compared with non-smokers. The difference was even more pronounced in smokers from lower socio-economic groups.

In other words: Smokin’ ain’t makin’ ya happy!

- Franc Tausch, PhD, CCHT

“We found no evidence to support the claim that smoking is associated with pleasure, either in people from lower socio-economic groups or in the general population. People may feel like they’re getting pleasure when they smoke a cigarette but in fact smokers are likely to be less happy overall - the pleasure they feel from having a smoke comes only because they’re addicted. These results show smoking doesn’t make you happy - in fact, it is associated with poorer overall quality of life. ”

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