No Wonder You Smoke So Much: Your Parents Are Divorced!

“Both daughters and sons from divorced families are significantly more likely to initiate smoking in comparison to their peers from intact families, shows a new analysis of 19,000 Americans. Men who experienced parental divorce before they turned 18 had 48-per-cent higher odds of ever smoking 100 or more cigarettes than men whose parents did not divorce. Women from divorced families were also at risk, with 39-per-cent higher odds of smoking in comparison to women from intact families.”
 — Smoking is terrible and kills everyone, but don’t be so hard on yourself. This habit, like so many other poor choices in life, can ultimately be blamed on your parents getting married and having a child and then realizing it was all a terrible mistake.

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