In spite of knowing the risks, why do smokers keep smoking? They feel compelled to do it because of mild anxiety and nervousness - produced by the smoking itself. The long lists of awful withdrawal symptoms trotted out by orthodox smoking-cessation counsellors are largely untrue; most smokers when they quit do not experience such symptoms - unless they think they will Understanding this is the key to successful quitting. In this ground-breaking book Dr Symonds exposes how the current approach of governments to the smoking problem is wrong-headed. It's based on the idea that the way to reduce...