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Mental illness... Why am I not surprised?

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A whopping 44% of all cigarettes in the US are smoked by people with a diagnosed mental illness. That number comes from "Smoking and Mental Illness" by Karen Lasser, MD et al; JAMA Vol. 284 No. 20.







But what qualifies as a "Mental Illness" in this study?
Stress? Minor depression? Dyslexia? ADD? How low was the bar set?

That's like saying 78% of all blonds have eaten gelatin. It's a non-fact without all the stated conditions.

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Furthermore, smokers with mental illness are much more likely to smoke their cigarettes right down to the filters.


As opposed to who? Non-smokers? Or the perverbial "Sane" smoker?




This is the difference between a published study in a peer reviewed medical journal and some jerk-off article in your local home-town paper written by the same idiot that usually covers local girl scout troop meetings.

All of your answers are included in the article. It won't be available for free for a few months. All medical information is not the same. While JAMA isn't considered on the same level of NEJM, it still is a legitimate, professional journal and that info should be well described.

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