Genetics may play a part in quitting smoking

    More Pensylvanian smokers may think about quitting the habit now that the Senate has approved a bill to ban smoking in most public places and work sites throughout the State. And there’s new genetic research from the University of Pennsylvania that sheds some light on why quitting is easier for some smokers than for others. From WHYY’s Behavioral Health desk, Maiken Scott reports.

    More Pensylvanian smokers may think about quitting the habit now that the Senate has approved a bill to ban smoking in most public places and work sites throughout the State. And there’s new genetic research from the University of Pennsylvania that sheds some light on why quitting is easier for some smokers than for others. From WHYY’s Behavioral Health desk, Maiken Scott reports.

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