If Your First Cigarette Gave You A Buzz And You Now Smoke, A Gene May Be To Blame
Friday, August 8, 2008 - 12:21
in Mathematics & Economics
Anyone who has ever tried smoking probably remembers that first cigarette vividly. Now, a new study links those first experiences with smoking, and the likelihood that a person is currently a smoker, to a particular genetic variation. The finding may help explain the path that leads from that first cigarette to lifelong smoking.