Smelling the smell of people, making people want to reduce their desire to smoke

Quitting smoking is difficult for most smokers. A recent study in the United States has shown that pleasant smells such as mint, chocolate, vanilla, and lemon can alleviate the desire to smoke.

 　　Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh recruited 232 smokers between the ages of 18 and 55 to let them smoke from 1 to 100 when they smell different odors.  

These people did not plan to quit smoking when they participated in the study, and there were no other habits of taking nicotine, such as smoking e-cigarettes and chewing nicotine gum.

　　Before the start of this scientific experiment, the researchers asked the subjects to smoke for 8 hours, but they could carry a lighter and their favorite cigarettes to the designated location.  

 After the experiment began, the subjects smelled some of the odors that are usually considered pleasant, such as chocolate, apple, mint, lemon, vanilla, and scored according to the level of pleasure. 

They also smelled an odorless gas, a kind of Unpleasant chemical odor and tobacco flavor of your favorite cigarette.  

After that, the subjects were allowed to take their own cigarettes but did not smoke them in their hands.  

After 10 seconds, the researchers asked them to assess the degree of smoking they wanted from 1 to 100 points.

　　The subject was again asked to open a container that might have been the one they evaluated before, or it could be tobacco or tasteless.  

 After the smell, the subjects again assessed the degree of smoking. In the next 5 minutes, they opened the different containers and smelled it. Every 60 seconds, they evaluated the degree of smoking.  

The results showed that the average score of the subjects who wanted to smoke after smoking was 82.13, but the subjects who smelled the pleasant smells had the most obvious desire to smoke, with an average of 19.3 points.  

The average person who smelled tobacco tastes wants to smoke 11.7 points less, and the average person who smells odorless gas wants to smoke is 11.2 points less.

　　In a research report published in the American Journal of Abnormal Psychology, the researchers said that pleasant smells evoke memories of the scent of the subjects, thereby reducing their concern about smoking.  

The British "Daily Mail" quoted researchers as saying that the results show that the pleasant smell can interfere with the behavior of the smoker, which can reduce the desire to smoke. This may be an effective way to quit smoking.