Exposure to secondhand smoke may affect
mental health, according to
a report published in the ‘Archives of
General Psychiatry’.
Researchers collected information on
more than 5,500 non-smokers with no history
of mental illness and measured levels of a
chemical in their saliva that indicated exposure
to tobacco smoke.
Over a six-year follow-up period, those who
were exposed to high levels of secondhand
smoke were 50% more likely to suffer from
psychological problems than people who had no
exposure, and three times as likely to be admitted
to psychiatric hospitals for delirium, depression,
schizophrenia and other mental problems
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