Light smokers may not escape nicotine addiction, study reveals
Researchers found that 85% of the daily cigarette smokers were addicted to some extent either mild, moderate or severe addiction. Almost two-thirds of those smoking only one to four cigarettes per day were addicted, and around a quarter of those smoking less than weekly were addicted.
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Light smokers may not escape nicotine addiction, study reveals
Sara LaJeunesse
December 23, 2020
HERSHEY, Pa. Even people who consider themselves to be casual cigarette smokers may be addicted, according to current diagnostic criteria. Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine and Duke University found that many light smokers those who smoke one to four cigarettes per day or fewer meet the criteria for nicotine addiction and should therefore be considered for treatment.
Updated Dec 28, 2020 | 10:15 IST
According to a study, light smokers who smoke one to four cigarettes per day or fewer meet the criteria for nicotine addiction and should therefore be considered for treatment. Casual smoking can lead to nicotine addiction, says study | Photo Credit: Pixabay
Washington: According to diagnostic criteria, even those who consider themselves to be casual smokers might be addicted to cigarettes.
According to findings published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers at Penn State College of Medicine and Duke University found that many light smokers those who smoke one to four cigarettes per day or fewer meet the criteria for nicotine addiction and should therefore be considered for treatment. In the past, some considered that only patients who smoke around 10 cigarettes per day or more were addicted, and I still hear that sometimes, said Jonathan Foulds, professor of public health sciences and psych
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