What Causes Ex-Smokers To Relapse? Loss Of Identity, Study Says
Jul 6, 2018 01:20 AM By Sadhana Bharanidharan
For many ex-smokers, losing the cigarette could also mean losing an integral part of their social identity. And attempting to recapture that may be a common reason why people end up relapsing, according to new findings.
The study titled “Redefining smoking relapse as recovered social identity — secondary qualitative analysis of relapse narratives†was published in the Journal of Substance Use on July 2.
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“Although many people do manage to quit, relapse is very common,†said lead researcher Dr. Caitlin Notley, a senior lecturer at the University of East Anglia, England. “Of course we know that smoking is physically addictive, and there has been research about the psychological side of it — but this assumes that people are unable to resist physical urges, or are vulnerable to social cues.â€
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