Attention ANCAPS: Quitting smoking 'reduces anxiety'

Smokers who successfully quit feel less anxious afterwards - despite the belief that smoking relieves stress, researchers say.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry study followed nearly 500 smokers attending NHS stop smoking clinics in England.

It found a "significant" decrease in anxiety levels among the 68 smokers who had quit after six months.

The effect was greater among those who had mood and anxiety disorders than those that smoked for pleasure.

The researchers - drawn from several universities including Cambridge, Oxford and Kings's College in London - said the findings should be used to reassure smokers attempting to quit that concerns about increased anxiety levels were unfounded.

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Attention ANCAPS: Quitting smoking 'reduces anxiety'

Attention ANCAPS: Quitting smoking 'reduces anxiety'

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