Night owls tend to smoke more

By seek4media.com,

Night people feel awake at night and sleep more in the morning. Morning people like getting up early in the morning and prefer to sleep early in the evening.

More than 23,000 pairs of twins were studied for 30 years. The study found that there were more smokers in groups that preferred to stay up at night. Night people were also more prone to nicotine dependency than early risers.

The findings were published in the journal Addiction. A possible connection is that nicotine in the bloodstream causes one to feel awake. Nicotine is a stimulant, according to Dr. Ulla Broms a researcher from the University of Helsinki in Finland.

Broms said that night people are more likely to initiate smoking and have difficulty quitting the habit. The real reason for it is still unknown.

A theory is that night people tend to socialize at bars and clubs where many people smoke. The surroundings make it easy for people to pick up the habit and makes it harder for them to quit.

The study further states than night owls are more prone to addiction and pleasure seeking behaviour than early risers. Broms said there is no proof that sleeping early could help you stop smoking but there is proof than night people have a hard time quitting.