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2. Using The Internet To Help Young Smokers Quit
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4. Maternal Smoking May Increase Newborns' Discomfort
   A new research study being published in the October 15th issue of Biological Psychiatry suggests that maternal smoking may increase the level of distress of newborns.
5. Tobacco Addiction Reduced By Crushing Cigarettes In A Virtual Reality Environment
   Smokers who crushed computer-simulated cigarettes as part of a psychosocial treatment program in a virtual reality environment had significantly reduced nicotine dependence and higher rates of tobacco abstinence than smokers participating in the same program who grasped a computer-simulated ball, according to a study described in the current issue of CyberPsychology and Behavior, a peer-reviewed