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Smoking increases the risk of depression and bipolar disorder, says research team

4 mins read Alcohol and tobacco
Figures from Aarhus University show that smoking increases the risk of developing depression by more than 100 per cent. Fortunately, you can reduce that risk significantly if you quit smoking.

Most of us know that smoking is unhealthy.

Cigarette packets display shocking picture warnings of diseased lungs and rotting teeth. And we often hear in the media about how smoking can cause all sorts of cancer.

But most of us probably do not know that smoking actually increases the risk of mental illness as well.

In recent years, more research has indicated a strong correlation between smoking and mental illness. However, researchers have not been able to agree on whether smoking causes depression or other mental disorders or whether we smoke because we need to lessen the symptoms of a latent mental disorder.

But now we know.

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