People who quit smoking feel less anxious, say researchers. Contrary to popular perception, smoking does not relieve stress but quitting it does, a research has revealed.
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All took part in an NHS smoking cessation programme that involved being given nicotine patches and attending two-monthly appointments.
6 months after they signed up for the course, 68 of the 491 still refrained from smoking - and were less anxious than they were before.
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The researchers, from Oxford University and King's College London, said that the belief that smoking was stress-relieving was pervasive but certainly wrong.
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Researchers believe the confusion has arisen as one of the withdrawal effects of nicotine is edginess.
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