Search Results for 'Smoking'

Stop-Smoking Drug Increases Risk Of Depression Or Suicide

According to a new study, the smoking-cessation drug varenicline (Chantix) carries too many risks and should be a last-resort option for trying to quit the habit. Researchers said that varenicline showed a substantially increased risk of [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Recurrent Depression Linked to Poor Resiliency, Smoking

A new Canadian study discovers that previous depression, daily smoking and a lack of control over life circumstances are risk factors for repeat episodes of depression. Depression is a common disorder and can be associated with weight and [...]

Posted On : Oct, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Daily smoking linked to depression

Previous depression, smoking and a lack of control over life circumstances are risk factors for repeat episodes of depression, Canadian researchers say. Dr. Ian Colman of the University of Ottawa and colleagues identified risk factors ass [...]

Posted On : Oct, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Smoking May Be A Primary Cause Of Depression

The dangers of smoking have long been known, but experts have recently discovered that smoking may actually cause smokers to be less happy. Many smokers turn to cigarettes for help with anxiety or depression, but most receive little to n [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

Quitting smoking lifts mood

A novel American research has established a direct link between quitting smoking and attaining happiness. According to the study, giving up on smoking helps ease anxiety, depression [a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of [...]

Posted On : Dec, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Researchers Says There is Link between Smoking and Depressi...

A study has been carried out by the researchers of the University of Otago in New Zealand, which says that nicotine-dependent people were more than twice as likely to have symptoms of depression as those who did not smoke. According [...]

Posted On : Jun, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Smoking cessation drug's link to depression countered

A newer smoking cessation drug is not linked to an increased risk of self-harm or depression, a British study suggests. Health Canada and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have warned that people taking varenicline sold in Canada [...]

Posted On : Oct, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Quit-smoking aid may cause depression: Health Canada

Canadians who have made New Year’s resolutions to quit smoking should be careful about what types of smoking-cessation aids they choose, as Health Canada warned consumers Tuesday about the depressive side-effects from a certain produc [...]

Posted On : Jul, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Passive smoking likely to cause depression

Don't take passive smoking lightly or you could end up with impared thinking, sleeplessness, depression and clouded consciousness, according to the latest research.This is the first large-scale study to conclude that exposure to passive smo [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

Smoking And Depression Often Occur Together In New Mothers

“While smoking and depression adversely affect a mother’s health, the combination may also affect the health of her child,” Whitaker said.For children, the potential consequences of maternal smoking include sudden in [...]

Posted On : Nov, 26 2007 | Comments : 0

Study: Depression leads to smoking, drugs

Young adults experiencing depression are more likely to smoke cigarettes, use illicit drugs, and abuse alcohol and pain medication, according to a new study released today.In the past year, 3 million young adults in the United States have s [...]