Smokers Are At Higher Risk to Anxiety and Depression, Study Says
If you’re looking for more reasons to quit smoking – this might give you a little push: smoking may be an indication of mental health problems.
Exercising Increases Quit Rate Among Depressed Smokers
A study from Concordia University suggests that smokers diagnosed with depression light cigarettes twice as often as people with no mood disorder. And those who find it very difficult to quit may have other mental health issues than what they actually know.
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Nicotine is an Anti-Depressant
Are you depressed? You can take the Beck Depression Inventory Test to find out if you are depressed. Finding out – Why you smoke?.. is a crucial step in quitting. Many heavy smokers self-medicate themselves with nicotine. When that is the case it is better to find out and seek treatment for depression. And consequently […]