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Line 166: − + − {{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.
→Atheism and drug addiction
*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.
*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> ]]
*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'':
According to ''Science Daily'': :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.""
== See also ==
== See also ==