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Smoking may cause schizophrenia, scientists warn

Smoking tobacco may be linked to the development of serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, a new study suggests. Researchers from King’s College London said smoking could triple the chances of someone becoming psychotic. and said it was clear the potential link between smoking and psychosis “should be taken seriously”. If verified, the results could confirm that nicotine damages the brain and can cause psychosis. The team at King’s found that 57 percent of people arriving at mental health services with their first psychotic episode were smokers, greater than general population average. Daily smokers were also twice as likely to develop schizophrenia as non-smokers, with smokers ty…

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