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Quitting smoking associated with better recovery after drug and alcohol addiction

Quitting smoking associated with better recovery after drug and alcohol addiction

According to scientists from the National Institutes of Health (Nih), adults who smoke cigarettes and are addicted to alcohol or other drugs to achieve permanent remission of the symptoms of substance use, if they also quit smoking. Based on their analysis of data from a large American research on smoking and health, scientists believe that […]

Severe smoking related to atrophy in Alzheimer’s brain regions

Severe smoking related to atrophy in Alzheimer’s brain regions

Last study in He studied the relationship between smoking and brain atrophy and whether the body mass indicator (BMI) affects this connection. The study showed that smokers had much lower gray and white brain volume than non -smokers. When BMI was included in statistical models, the relationship between the year of smoking and the loss […]

Do you want to quit smoking? A smartwatch app can make this easier

Do you want to quit smoking? A smartwatch app can make this easier

Is quitting smoking one of your New Year’s resolutions? Breaking a habit can be hard, but what if something nudged you right before you turned on the light? Scientists have developed a new smartwatch app to help you quit smoking by reminding you when you’re about to smoke a cigarette. A research team from the […]