Read more Richard Suzman stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/30949/richard-suzman.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 14:48:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28144/peer-pressure-helps-snuff-habit.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=106511&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401012719' border='0' />New research shows people quit smoking not as individuals but in complex social clusters, each strongly influencing the others. Friends, spouses, relatives, and other social contacts all exercise an overwhelming sway over individual decisions to quit. The study covered 58,000 people from 1971 to 2003, the New York Times...Smokers quit in inter related clusters of three, each cluster heavily influencing another, according to a breakthrough new study.http://www.newser.com/story/28144/peer-pressure-helps-snuff-habit.htmlThu, 22 May 2008 09:58:12 CDT