How much does smoking damage our mental health?

According to some estimates smoking causes one in 10 deaths
worldwide. A lesser known side-effect of cigarettes is the damage
they cause to our mental health. Yet, the rates of smoking among
people with mental health conditions are much higher than the rest
of the population. Last week, the UK government published the Khan
review, an independent report looking at how England could become
smoke free by 2030. One of the recommendations was to tackle the
issue of mental health and smoking. Madeleine Finlay speaks to
epidemiologist Dr Gemma Taylor about how significant this link is,
what we can do to break it, and how to dispel the myth that smoking
is a stress reliever. Help support our independent journalism at
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