Early effects of quitting smoking
- 1 October 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Psychopharmacology
- Vol. 78 (2) , 121-127
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00432247
Abstract
Heart rate, hand tremor, skin temperature, eating, and craving for cigarettes were examined in 19 smokers who quit for 1 day. Measures of heart rate and hand tremor were lower during abstinence; craving seemed greater, skin temperature was higher, and there was more eating, particularly snacking, but no shift in preference towards sweet foods. Quitting brings about profound changes in a smoker's physiology and behaviour, even during the first day. Anticipation of these changes could help would-be quitters, and those who advise them.This publication has 26 references indexed in Scilit:
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