Health experts think low tobacco prices, a general tolerance of smoking and changes brought by the pandemic may explain the uptick in cigarette use.

Health experts think low tobacco prices, a general tolerance of smoking and changes brought by the pandemic may explain the uptick in cigarette use.

  • hglman@lemmy.mlEnglish
    82·
    1 year ago

    As many as 80% of people with schizophrenia smoke. If you go to a psych ward everyone is a smoker.

    • bacondragonoverlord@feddit.deEnglish
      16·
      1 year ago

      And how does that change anything? These people with actual mental illnesses do it so it must be good? I don’t follow your line of reasoning.

      • Nythos@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        9·
        1 year ago

        They said it in the end of their original comment

        When you’re suicidal you do not care about your health at all and so because smoking feels good, they do it not giving a shit about the consequences.