Quitting Smoking Tougher on Women (HealthDay) (Yahoo)

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HealthDay - FRIDAY, Dec. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Women who quit smoking tend to suffer more intense withdrawal symptoms, such as depression, anxiety, poor concentration and weight gain, a new report says.

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HealthDay - FRIDAY, Dec. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Women who quit smoking tend to suffer more intense withdrawal symptoms, such as depression, anxiety, poor concentration and weight gain, a new report says.

Read the full article... (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/diseases/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20081220/hl_hsn/quittingsmokingtougheronwomen)

(From Yahoo Diseases)

Well, I didn't after more than 40 years of smoking. Oh the cravings would set when I was in a situation where I had always smoked. Not smoking in public buildings will help everyone taper off. To get through those times, I thought about the plethora of reasons for quitting: lung cancer is a terrible way to go; orofacial cancer is worse; desire not to put burn marks in the carpet of the house I bought, like I had with all those apartments; MOUTH WRINKLES. And I thought of something helpful that I had read: cravings only last a few minutes, then you move on to something else. billie