Ability To Quit Smoking May Depend On ADHD Symptoms, Researchers Find
Friday, November 21, 2008 - 13:49
in Health & Medicine
Tobacco use is more prevalent and smoking cessation less likely among persons with attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder. In a study of smokers with attention deficit and hyperactivity symptoms, those who exhibited elevated hyperactivity and impulsivity, with or without inattention, showed lower quit rates after eight weeks than those with inattention symptoms alone or those without the ADHD symptoms.
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