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submitted 1 year ago by tal@kbin.social to c/europe@feddit.de

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

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[–] hglman@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] bacondragonoverlord@feddit.de -5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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.works 10 points 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.