Many people make New Year's Resolutions to quit smoking.
Two weeks into the new year many have relapsed and smoked a cigarette. New psychological research offers some reasons for this. One study found that if you can resist the urge to smoke, you will experience fewer cravings. Each participant was equipped with a palm-top computer to record their urges to smoke. The research revealed that how much craving a person experiences on a given day predicts the likelihood of relapse the next day.