Smoke and mirrors: the perceived benefits of continued tobacco use among current smokers

Despite 50+ years of public health efforts to reduce smoking rates in the United States, approximately one-fifth of the adults living in this country continue to smoke cigarettes. Previous studies have examined smokers’ risk perceptions of cigarette smoking, as well as the perceived benefits of quit...

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Main Authors: Hugh Klein, Claire E. Sterk, Kirk W. Elifson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Medical Publishing 2014-09-01
Series:Health Psychology Research
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/hpr/article/view/1519