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People who try quit smoking experience a slower sense of passing time, just when they wish it would go more quickly. This may be due to the effects of nicotine withdrawal on the brain. Researcher Laura Cousino Klein says, “The time perception impairment that we observed in the abstaining smokers may be part of the reason they also reported feeling more stressed and unable to focus or be attentive.”

Klein says, “These sort of feelings are over very quickly. Nicotine leaves the blood within 48 hours so it should get much easier after just two days.” So don’t give up?it’s worth it!

Slow time? It’s just one more thing that doctors don’t tell you.

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Most people admit that smoking can kill you, but many of us are unsure about second hand smoke. Surely being in a smoky room can’t be that bad for you?but a new study shows it is. The evidence was revealed unintentionally when Helena, Montana imposed a six-month ban on smoking in all public places. Doctors discovered the number of heart attacks in the area went down by almost half. While some of this drop could be due to people who stopped smoking, most of it can be attributed to the lack of second hand smoke.

Statistician Stanton Glantz says, “This striking finding suggests that protecting people from toxins in second-hand smoke not only makes life more pleasant, it immediately starts saving lives.”
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People who smoke and drink coffee have a lower risk of Parkinson’s disease. In a study by Harvard researchers, drinking coffee was associated with a 30% lower risk of Parkinson?s disease and there was a 60% lower risk of the disorder among smokers. In general, each additional cup of coffee lowered the likelihood of having Parkinson’s by 10%, although the effects differed by gender. In women, moderate coffee drinking gave the greatest protection, while larger amounts of coffee were the most protective in men.
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Smoking may not only kill you, it can kill your pets as well. “Cats that live with cigarette smokers are twice as likely to develop feline lymphoma,” says Antony Moore of Tufts University. Feline lymphoma is a deadly cancer of the blood and immune system. “It was believed that the major cause of feline lymphoma was feline leukaemia virus,” he says. “But the results of our study clearly indicate that exposure to environmental factors such as second-hand tobacco smoke has devastating consequences for cats.”
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