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| | See: [[Atheism and loneliness]] | | See: [[Atheism and loneliness]] |
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| | + | == Atheism and drug addiction == |
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| | + | ''See also:'' [[Atheism and drug addiction]] |
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| | + | [[File:Powder meth foil small.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|Studies indicate that religious individuals are less likely to engage in illegal drug use than atheists/nonreligious.<ref>[http://www.christianpost.com/news/believers-consume-fewer-drugs-than-atheists-106266/ Believers Consume Fewer Drugs Than Atheists], ''Christian Post'', By Jim Denison, Christian Post Columnist, October 9, 2013|9:47 am</ref><ref>[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131003093041.htm Believers consume fewer drugs than atheists], Science Daily, Date:October 3, 2013, Source: Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Foerderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung]</ref><ref>Multiple references: |
| | + | *McCullough, Michael E. and Willoughby, Brian L. B. (January 2009). [http://www.psy.miami.edu/faculty/mmccullough/Papers/Relig_self_control_bulletin.pdf "Religion, self-regulation, and self-control: associations, explanations, and implications"] ''Psychological Bulletin'', vol. 135, no. 1, pp. 69-93. Retrieved from University of Miami department of psychology website on September 10, 2014. |
| | + | *Alternate source of abstract: [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19210054 "Religion, self-regulation, and self-control: associations, explanations, and implications" [abstract]]. Retrieved from PubMed.gov on September 10, 2014.</ref> ]] |
| | + | According to ''Science Daily'': |
| | + | {{cquote|Young [[Switzerland|Swiss]] men who say that they believe in [[God]] are less likely to smoke [[cigarette]]s or [[Marijuana|pot]] or take [[Ecstasy|ecstasy pills]] than Swiss men of the same age group who describe themselves as [[Atheism|atheists]]. Belief is a protective factor against addictive behaviour. This is the conclusion reached by a study funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. |
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| | == See also == | | == See also == |