November 13, 2014
Blurb
In China one of the major brands of cigarettes is called Long Life. What better example of what I call the paradox of addiction? Two other examples of this paradox when it comes to cigarettes are:
1. People say they smoke to feel good, but a 2013 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index (1) found:
Smokers, as a group, are more likely to experience stress, worry, and depression regardless of their income.
Nearly nine in 10 smokers regret that they ever started smoking.
If smoking feels good, why so much unhappiness and regret?
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-seidman/the-paradox-of-addiction_b_6154112.html
1. People say they smoke to feel good, but a 2013 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index (1) found:
Smokers, as a group, are more likely to experience stress, worry, and depression regardless of their income.
Nearly nine in 10 smokers regret that they ever started smoking.
If smoking feels good, why so much unhappiness and regret?
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-seidman/the-paradox-of-addiction_b_6154112.html