Smoking and Mental Illness
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Smoking rate: |
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Overall smoking rate in general population |
28.5% |
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Among those with any mental illness at any time: |
34.8% |
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Among those with currently active mental disorders: |
41.0% |
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Among those with no history of mental disorder: |
22.5% |
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The rate of heavy smokers (defined as greater than or equal to 25 cigarettes a day) is:
10% among those with no mental disorder
30% among those with multiple mental diagnoses
- source: Multiple Comorbidity Survey, Journal of the American Medical Association, February 2001