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Coronavirus is giving smokers incentive to quit, and social distancing could help them do it

  • Written by Amy Harrington, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Research shows smoking or vaping can make coronavirus illnesses worse.krisanapong detraphiphat via Getty Images

The coronavirus pandemic is giving smokers more reasons to give up the habit, and it’s creating a unique window of opportunity to do so.

As a medical doctor working in addiction psychiatry, I work with a lot of patients who smoke or...

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