One in four people smoke in UK. A study about cigarettes suggested that smokers should be given anger management lessons to help them give up smoking.

But scientists from California tested 20 smokers for to find the answer of their question, "How to help smokers quit without becoming anger and nervous? At the end of the investigation they found that nicotine helped calm aggression, but it was more likely from people not wearing nicotine patches.

Researchers estimated that smokers were more likely to be people predisposed to anger and added that tackling this could be a vital part of smoking cessation services. Researchers got the participants to play a computer game - once wearing a nicotine-replacement patch and once using a dummy patch, for to see the nicotine effects. They observed that after each round, the players could give his or her opponent a burst of unpleasant noise at duration and volume set by them.

At the end of the investigation researchers found that when the participants were not wearing the nicotine patch they were more likely to react with aggression. The researchers believe nicotine affects the part of the brain responsible for emotion.

They said the smokers who started to quit were more likely to be the ones who found it hard to remain calm, and ended up by lighting a cigarette for to soothe them. That’s why NHS smoking cessation services use a combination of nicotine replacement therapies and counseling for to help people give up, but not anger management sessions.

Quitting smoking can be stressful, and smoker may have to do more than just take medicine. Success also depends on getting ready, getting support, learning how to get along without tobacco, and being prepared for setbacks.