I see that shizophrenia is in the same category as addiction and recovery.

Interestingly enough, research studies on smoking and shizophrenia have shown that appoximately 85% of all patients smoke and 93% of young males who have shizophrenia smoke.

Roughly 90% of shizophrenia patients started smoking before they developed their illness.

68% of shizophrenia patients are what is considered a heavy smoker. 25 or more cigarettes a day.

Again. I think that the quitting smoking forum should be in the mental health section along with addiction and recovery.

Also smoking causes depression. Besides research that has shown this. The very act of smoking is relieving depression and anxieties that the previous cigarette created.

Smoking is not a habit. It is an addiction. Just like all other drugs. It the belief that it is a habit that causes so many people trying to quit smoking to fail.


Eric