Quitting smoking could be 'genetic'

Easy Way To Quit Smoking: Smokers who have tried quitting smoking but failed to kick the habit may soon be able to come up with yet another excuse - they were born to remain addicted. Researchers at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina say whether smokers find it easy or hard to go without smoking cigarettes could be down to their genetic make up.

The study, published online in the journal BMC Genetics, is the first of its kind where scientists identified a series of genetic traits for addictiveness that appear to be inherited by smokers who try but fail to quit smoking .

Just say no WAY - and stop killing yourself

Easy Way To Quit Smoking: "What's the point in paying to do something that's killing you?" That's what former smoker Charlie Munro, 15, would ask anyone reluctant to kick the habit. Addicted to cigarettes since he turned 14, Charlie was smoking about 10 a day. And then, just over three months ago, he quit.

"Quite a lot of us wanted to stop smoking," explains Mark Lloyd, 15, who also quit thanks to the project.

"So we asked if we could do a course to help us give up. I started with a few of my mates, when I was 14. But I didn't really realise I was addicted until I started the course."

Run by youth workers Dave Beasley and Patricia Murfitt, both ex-smokers themselves, the 10- week project involved weekly meetings to discuss the health, social and financial repercussions of smoking - and to measure the carbon monoxide in the teenagers' breath, using a special kind of breathalyser.

Business buddies team up to quit smoking

Easy Way To Quit Smoking: With just over three months to go until England goes smoke free, businesses across Knowsley are already working to help their employees quit. Polls show that one in four smokers in the country plan to try and kick the habit when the new legislation comes into force on July 1 – banning smoking in all workplaces, pubs, clubs and restaurants.

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