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Old Aug 14, 2016, 10:44 PM
Coffeee Coffeee is offline
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Originally Posted by BeyondtheRainbow View Post
I think there may be some weird appeal to cigarette smoke with mental illness. A huge portion of us smoke and I know there is research about why.

But I believe this because as someone who has never even tried a cigarette I once craved them like I'd been smoking for years. It took everything I had to not start smoking. Once I was started on a new AP that went away and never returned. Nobody could explain it but it was such a strong craving like I NEEDED something in that smoke. I guess 2nd hand smoke was enough to trigger it? I will never know.
The nicotine fills receptors that help relieve anxiety and block psychotic experiences.
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