Study: Smokers, more at risk of mental health disorders

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Smoking is common in many societies, but studies show the potential dangers it brings to the human body, and even to mental health.

A study published in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica Trusted Source found that people who smoked were 258% more likely to experience schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or major depression.

The researchers of this study used data from the UK Biobank, collected from over 330,000 participants. They calculated participants' polygenic risk scores, taking into account the duration of smoking.

The researchers found that participants hospitalized for mental illness were more likely to be smokers.

The analysis showed that the risk of mental illness hospitalization was higher for current smokers and lower for people who had never smoked.

Also, the study says that the effects of tobacco nicotine, regardless of a person's genes, can increase the risk of hospitalization for mental health issues as much as their genetic risk./ CNA

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