Women smoke for different reasons than men Women are more emotionally dependent on cigarettes than men, according to a report commissioned for No Smoking Day on Wednesday. In contrast, men seem to express views on their smoking in more physical and personal terms.
Men smoke higher-tar brands and more cigarettes per day.
Stress is often cited as an important barrier to stopping smoking, particularly among women. For men, alcohol plays a large part, with three times as many men as women saying they relapsed while drinking alcohol. Family pressures and worries about stress and weight gain are at the forefront of women's minds. Men seem more self-motivated, quitting for their health and more personal reaons, and making quit attempts on their own. Our advice to women is to get the emotional support they need to quit and to try and understand why they use cigarettes as props in social situations.