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Article: Stressing out and puffing away.(Survey)(Brief article)
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- The NonProfit Times
- Article date:
- December 1, 2008
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A lot of folks must have the old folk song Puff The Magic Dragon running through their heads. Why? Because the plummeting economy has left people running out into the cold--for a cigarette break.
One in four smokers said that financial stress is pushing them to smoke more cigarettes per day, according to a study by the American Legacy Foundation of more than 2,375 U.S. adults.
"It is no secret that stress is a major factor in smoking behavior," said Dr. Cheryl Healton, president and CEO of the American Legacy Foundation. "The turbulent global stock markets have caused virtually every American a certain level of stress. ...