Common anxiety disorders make it tougher to quit cigarettes

Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 09:20 in Health & Medicine

Researchers may have pinpointed a reason many smokers struggle to quit. According to new research published in the journal Addiction, smokers with a history of anxiety disorders are less likely to quit smoking. The study, conducted by the University of Wisconsin Centre for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW-CTRI), offered free coaching and medications to smokers in Madison and Milwaukee...

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