At the conference this weekend, we saw a bunch of poster presentations on smoking cessation which reminded me of this Human Nature column that cited a study saying that Black smokers are at an elevated health risk:

The same amount of smoking is more risky for blacks than whites and less risky for Latinos. A study shows the risk of getting lung cancer from smoking a pack a day is 55 percent higher in blacks than in whites, and 50 percent lower in Latinos than in whites.

There was one particular study at the conference that said the 40% of Black smokers who classify themselves as “light smokers” suffered from a heart and lung disease at the same rate as heavy smokers.
In other smoking news, Conrad Connecticut, who is not black and who kicked the habit last week just sent word on his progress:

So far so good.  Been wearing my patch and occasionally chomping a piece of the gum (which they have improved so it actually tastes like Trident as opposed to ass) when I feel a particularly strong craving…All in all, it is going well.

Of course, I have yet to really be out [drinking] which I am sure will be the biggest challenge

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