Life after cigarettes: Compared with those who continue to smoke, quitters are both happier and more satisfied with their health

Life after cigarettes: Compared with those who continue to smoke, quitters are both happier and more satisfied with their health: Life without cigarettes is not all doom and gloom. In fact, successful quitters are more satisfied with their lives and feel healthier, both one year and three years afterwards, than those who continue to smoke. That's according to new research by Dr. Megan Piper, from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in the US, and her team. Their work looks at whether quitting smoking can improve psychological well-being.