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Mental Disorders and Smoking<br />

• Higher prevalence of cigarette smoking(56-88%) for SMI<br />

patients (overall U.S. prevalence 25%)<br />

• More toxic exposure for patients who smoke (more<br />

cigarettes, larger portion consumed)<br />

• Smoking is associated with increased insulin resistance<br />

• 44% of all cigarettes in US are smoked by persons with<br />

mental illness<br />

George TP et al. Nicotine and tobacco use in schizophrenia. In: Meyer JM, Nasrallah HA, eds.<br />

Medical Illness and Schizophrenia. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. 2003; Ziedonis D,<br />

Williams JM, Smelson D. Am J Med Sci. 2003(Oct);326(4):223-330

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