Friends quit smoking? You probably will too
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080522/ap_on_he_me/contagious_quitting"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080519/capt.cps.nfl03.190508151156.photo00.photo.default-512x367.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=x1u7PDnRTJf08ZZ1LvE6Xw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Turkish students light up in Istanbul in January 2008. A law banning smoking in public places has come into effect in Turkey -- a country where nearly two-thirds of men smoke.(AFP/File/Hocine Zaourar)" border="0" /></a>AP - The urge to smoke is contagious, but quitting apparently is, too. A team of researchers who showed that obesity can spread person-to-person has found a similar pattern with smoking cessation: A smoker is more likely to kick the habit if a spouse, friend, co-worker or sibling did.</p><br clear="all"/>

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