Study Shows Genes May Make it Harder for Smokers to Quit
Despite all the efforts of public health with regards to helping smokers to quit smoking, twenty percent of the Americans still continue to do their habits. According to the new research, this might have something to do with their genes.
“Federal and social policies may be somewhat less effective now because maybe the composition of those at risk [those who smoke] has changed,” said study co-author Fred Pampel, a professor of sociology at the University of Colorado
THURSDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) — Despite decades of public health efforts aimed at snuffing out cigarette smoking, 20 percent of Americans still light up. New research suggests it might be because of their genes.
While anti-smoking campaigns are credited with slicing cigarette use drastically over the past 40 years — from 42 percent of all Americans in 1965 to just under 20 percent in 2010 — the number of people who haven’t been able to nix their nicotine habit has flatlined in recent years, according to theU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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