Nicotine - Stigma: Difference between revisions

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*Smokers reported feeling shame, guilt and embarrassment for their smoking behavior and used words such as “leper,” “outcast,” “bad person,” “low-life” and “pathetic” to describe themselves, the study found. These feelings increased after failed attempts to quit smoking.
*Smokers reported feeling shame, guilt and embarrassment for their smoking behavior and used words such as “leper,” “outcast,” “bad person,” “low-life” and “pathetic” to describe themselves, the study found. These feelings increased after failed attempts to quit smoking.


=='''Studies, Papers, Reports - Employment and/or Insurance'''==
=='''Studies, Papers, Reports - Employment and/or Insurance (People Who Use Nicotine)'''==


===2023: [https://www.virginiamercury.com/2023/03/14/youngkin-says-he-will-sign-legislation-ending-higher-insurance-premiums-for-tobacco-users/ Youngkin says he will sign legislation ending higher insurance premiums for tobacco users ]===
===2023: [https://www.virginiamercury.com/2023/03/14/youngkin-says-he-will-sign-legislation-ending-higher-insurance-premiums-for-tobacco-users/ Youngkin says he will sign legislation ending higher insurance premiums for tobacco users ]===