If smoking increases absences, does quitting reduce them?

If smoking increases absences, does quitting reduce them?

OBJECTIVE This study examined the impact of smoking, quitting, and time since quit on absences from work. METHODS Data from the nationally representative Tobacco Use Supplements of the 1992/93, 1995/96, and 1998/99 Current Population Surveys were used. The study included full time workers aged between 18-64 years, yielding a sample size of 383 778 workers. A binary indicator of absence due to...

Does Quitting Smoking Decrease the Risk of Midlife Hot Flushes?

Editorial The impact of stopping smoking on hot flushes in ladies matured 45–54 years old at benchmark took after for a long time was inspected by Smith and his partners1 in a longitudinal investigation distributed as of late. A companion investigation of hot flushes among ladies 45–54 years old was directed beginning in 2006 among inhabitants of Baltimore and its encompassing areas. Menopausal...

Quitting smoking: the benefits

Does Pollution Increase School Absences?

We examine the effect of air pollution on school absences using administrative data for elementary and middle school children in 39 of the largest school districts in Texas merged with air quality information maintained by the Environmental Protection Agency. We address potentially confounding factors with a difference-in-difference-in-differences strategy that controls for persistent character...

Perceived stress, quitting smoking, and smoking relapse.

Assessed perceptions of stress prior to quitting and at 1, 3, and 6 months following quit date. Self-reported smoking status was augmented by a bogus pipeline procedure at each interview, and abstinence at 6 months was verified by carbon monoxide and saliva cotinine. The analyses provide strong evidence for a relation between changes in stress levels and changes in smoking status. Those who fai...