If you want to quit smoking don’t see photos of smokers

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A new study said that if you want quit smoking then don’t see photos of the smokers, or it would hurt your attempt to kick the habit.

According to research published online Jan. 5 in Psychopharmacology, brain scans of smokers taken before and 24 hours after quitting showed increased activity in certain areas of the brain that cue the person to crave a drag.
Researcher Joseph McClernon, an associate professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Duke University Medical Center, said in a news release issued by the school “We saw activation in the dorsal striatum, an area involved in learning habits or things we do by rote, like riding a bike or brushing our teeth.”
“Our research shows us that when smokers encounter these cues after quitting, it activates the area of the brain responsible for automatic responses. That means quitting smoking may not be a matter of conscious control,” Joseph McClernon added.