Giving Up Smoking Linked To Greater Happiness And Elevated Mood

It appears to be a myth that giving up smoking makes you miserable. Brown University researchers found that those who were in the process of quitting smoking were never happier. 

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/210375.php

A research team examined data on 236 male and female smokers who wanted to give up.  Of those candidates:

·         99 failed straight away (never abstained)

·         44 were only found to be smoking free during their first evaluation after the quit date

·         33 abstained successfully right up to their 8-week check-up

·         33 abstained throughout the whole period of the study

·         29 did not exhibit difficulties usually associated with quitting smoking.

Who would have guessed....?

·         The participants who failed straight away were still followed up throughout the study and were found to be the unhappiest of all the groups.

·         Those who quit for a while were very happy during the check-ups when their smoking cessation was being successfully carried out.

·         The ones who managed to abstain throughout the study period had the highest levels of happiness.