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02/18/2004: "Born to Smoke"

New Study: Hostile people may be "born to smoke," Reuters reports. "People with hostile or aggressive personality traits may have genetic tendencies that make them 'born to smoke,' the study suggests."

Brain imaging "suggests" that the same genetic variations that give people hostile personality traits may also make them more likely to become addicted to nicotine, the team at the University of California Irvine reported. "We call this brain response a 'born to smoke' pattern," Dr. Steven Potkin, a professor of psychiatry and a brain imaging specialist who led the study, said in a statement.

"This Week's Fantasy" provides photographic evidence to the contrary, Doctor Potkin. Note how mellow I am as I puff away, while the girls, nonsmokers, and in an open boat mind you, seem hostile and aggressive. Link opens in a new window.



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