IntroductionIt has been argued that as smoking prevalence declines, the remaining smokers represent a “hard core” who are unwilling or unable to quit, a process known as hardening. However, as recently shown, the general smoking population is softening not hardening (i.e., as prevalence falls more quit attempts and lower consumption among continuing smokers). People with psychological distress smoke more, so they may represent hard core smokers.
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