Addiction is inherent in a person, not in the specific substance used Any mood or mind-altering substance can be substituted and trigger the addictive nature and a relapse. Critics of the study say asking patients to quit cigarette smoking while they try to stop using drugs is too difficult, or will hurt patients chances of successfully getting sober
For example, male smokers aged 18 to 25 with AMI smoked a greater number of cigarettes in the past month than those without mental illness (218 vs
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