Depression linked to tendency to smoke: research

Updated at: 0920 PST, Saturday, April 17, 2010
PARIS: A latest research indicates that people struggling with depression are more likely to smoke heavily than those who are not suffering from depression.

The key findings in the report include the fact that 43 percent of adults who had depression were smokers as opposed to 22 percent who were not suffering from depression. Adults who are suffering from depression, even if experiencing only mild symptoms, are more likely to start smoking than those who are not.

Hence, the report concluded that there is a need to create special smoking cessation programs to help smokers suffering from depression to kick the habit.