Abused children found to smoke more as teens and adults - Washington State

"Researchers have long suspected some kind of link between childhood abuse and smoking. But in an interesting twist, a new study from the University of Washington finds a connection not between whether or not abused children will ever begin smoking but to how much they smoke once if do start.

“In other words, people are as likely to smoke whether or not they were sexually or physically abused, but they’re inclined to smoke more if they were abused and have a history of smoking,” said Todd Herrenkohl, a professor in the UW School of Social Work...."

http://www.washington.edu/news/2013/08/05/abused-children-found-to-smoke-more-as-teens-and-adults/

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