This article is based on a student project which sought to investigate whether members of the medical/paramedical profession smoked less than the general public because of their greater comprehension of the risks involved, and whether there was a variation between the physically and psychiatrically based members of the profession. The questionnaire was designed around health risks and social attitudes to smoking. The hypothesis was disproved, and the psychiatrically based group was found to contain a greater percentage of smokers. Despite knowledge of the dangers, people continued to smoke.
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