Pandemic stress, boredom caused some PA residents to increase cigarette use
Penn State College of Medicine researchers found stress, increased free time and feelings of boredom may have contributed to an increase in the number of cigarettes smoked per day during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic by nearly a third of surveyed Pennsylvania smokers
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Pandemic stress, boredom caused some PA residents to increase cigarette use
Zachary Sweger
March 30, 2021
HERSHEY, Pa. Stress, increased free time and feelings of boredom may have contributed to an increase in the number of cigarettes smoked per day during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic by nearly a third of surveyed Pennsylvania smokers. Penn State College of Medicine researchers said understanding risk factors and developing new strategies for smoking cessation and harm reduction may help public health officials address concerning trends in tobacco use that may have develope
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