Public Health Menaces — Smoking and Overeating

Overeating and smoking are both deemed maladaptive attempts to cope with the stress of life. We mentioned a few ways in which smoking and overeating resemble each other; for instance, both cause insurance problems, and both can sometimes be moderated with drugs. Also, both habits are deplored by large segments of society. Because much of the lure of substances originates in the tricky human psyche, they share several other similarities which we will explore. Physiological evidence that a cigarette helps a person relax is missing, but a lot of people do not feel like they are really taking a break unless it includes the tobacco incineration ritual. For problem eaters, this translates into the mindset cultivated by such ad slogans as “You deserve a break today

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