Do you have a mental health issue and Do you smoke cigarettes?

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I had to shorten mental health issue to fit. Sorry if it appears off. 
I don’t know if everyone has recently seen the “Know the truth” commercials that expose cigarette companies but this recent one really caught my attention. 
It stated that 40% of cigarette smokers in the US had a mental health or substance abuse issues and smoked cigarettes. It said that cigarette companies were targeting people with mental health issues and listed some such as anxiety and depression. 
I found the numbers extremely high and interesting. It’s one thing to see a commercial but I also wanted to talk to people about it. It didn’t state in which ways they were targeting these individuals. What do you think?

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It makes sense. A lot of people self medicate for various reasons.

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Self medicating is a thing, but so is cigarette companies actively marketing to marginalized communities. Its very insidious how they market to teens, especially lower income teens, people of color, and people with mental health concerns. Stay woke, kids 🤙

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i dont think it correlates at all. alot of people smoke cigarettes and a lot of people in america have mental health issues because our mental health system is shit 🙃 thats all

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I selected the wrong one this confused me. No smoking and yes mental illness

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There are a lot of statistics like this and it's very likely true. The actual number is probably even higher because they are looking at officially diagnosed mental health issues and a lot of people are undiagnosed or not undergoing active treatment. Addiction of any kind can correlate pretty strongly with mental health and if you are struggling with depression/anxiety/etc, it will make it that much harder to quit. The nicotine also serves as a way for people to self medicate, which makes it harder to stop. 
It's a complex problem with a lot of factors, but it's definitely real. None of this is to say that if you smoke you DEFINITELY have a mental health diagnosis or vice versa. There's just a really strong correlation and we aren't doing a great job trying to help people.

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The only time I pick up cigarettes is when my mental health is REALLY bad... like everyone knows I’m right at a mental breakdown when I smoke. 
Once everything cools off I’m not a smoker though.

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I have a mental health issue and I tried smoking when I was in middle school. 
I transitioned to vapes though because that shit was nasty. It made my hair and clothes smell like a bar. 
Now I don’t even need vapes. There’s nothing pleasing to me about them anymore.

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I think people tend to be more prone to it. But I’m someone who has pretty bad anxiety. But I’m not addicted to smoking or drugs. I’m interested in neither.

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No mental health issues YET. I’ve smoked a couple of cigarettes in high school.

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I clicked the wrong thing...Yes, I have a mental health issue. No, I do not smoke.

Do you have a mental health issue and Do you smoke cigarettes?

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