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Apparently it’s harder to quit smoking when you have schizophrenia.

“If you have schizophrenia, you are more likely than others to smoke cigarettes. While the numbers vary, some reports say that as many as 90% of people with schizophrenia smoke. That’s compared with about 12% of adults in the U.S. as of 2022. While these numbers change over time and depend on where you look, it’s clear there’s a link between schizophrenia and smoking.

While many people have stopped smoking in recent years, if you have schizophrenia, you may find it harder to stop. Public health efforts to get more people to quit haven’t made much of a dent in the smoking rates for people with schizophrenia.”

https://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/schizophrenia-smoking-the-link