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. 1982;78(2):121-7.
doi: 10.1007/BF00432247.

Early effects of quitting smoking

R M Gilbert, M A Pope

Early effects of quitting smoking

R M Gilbert et al. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 1982.

Abstract

Heart rate, hand tremor, skin temperature, eating, and craving for cigarettes were examined in 19 smokers who quit for 1 day. Measures of heart rate and hand tremor were lower during abstinence; craving seemed greater, skin temperature was higher, and there was more eating, particularly snacking, but no shift in preference towards sweet foods. Quitting brings about profound changes in a smoker's physiology and behaviour, even during the first day. Anticipation of these changes could help would-be quitters, and those who advise them.

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