Smoking is addictive, but quitting is contagious

Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 09:14 in Psychology & Sociology

When smokers kick the habit, odds are they are not alone in making the move. Instead, the decision to quit smoking often cascades through social networks, with entire clusters of spouses, friends, siblings and co-workers giving up the habit roughly in tandem. read more

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