Crushing cigarettes in a virtual reality environment reduces tobacco addiction
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 12:56
in Psychology & Sociology
Smokers who crushed computer-simulated cigarettes as part of a psychosocial treatment program in a virtual reality environment had significantly reduced nicotine dependence and higher rates of tobacco abstinence than smokers participating in the same program who grasped a computer-simulated ball, according to a study described in the current issue of CyberPsychology and Behavior.
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