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| I think that there's some bias and misreporting going on here, in that smoking is far more common among people with mental heath issues ranging from depression to schizophrenia, but that the affects of tobacco smoking serves as a "band-aid" for the underlying issues. Also, this entire section was tobacco-centric, and we've gone rounds on this talkpage reminding contributers that there already exists a ] article. Indeed, there's already a mental health section in the ] article. Beginning a section with weasel words like "There is a proven correlation between cigarette smoking and depression," doesn't make for factual articles. The lay reader would interpret that in the same way a non-scientist would interpret a wording such as "Evolution is just a theory." The point I'm trying to make is that this is not the tobacco smoking article -- this article is on the practice, culture and history of smoking in general, and pamphleteering to persuade isn't the point of the Misplaced Pages project. 19:28, 20 August 2010 (UTC) | I think that there's some bias and misreporting going on here, in that smoking is far more common among people with mental heath issues ranging from depression to schizophrenia, but that the affects of tobacco smoking serves as a "band-aid" for the underlying issues. Also, this entire section was tobacco-centric, and we've gone rounds on this talkpage reminding contributers that there already exists a ] article. Indeed, there's already a mental health section in the ] article. Beginning a section with weasel words like "There is a proven correlation between cigarette smoking and depression," doesn't make for factual articles. The lay reader would interpret that in the same way a non-scientist would interpret a wording such as "Evolution is just a theory." The point I'm trying to make is that this is not the tobacco smoking article -- this article is on the practice, culture and history of smoking in general, and pamphleteering to persuade isn't the point of the Misplaced Pages project. 19:28, 20 August 2010 (UTC) | ||
| ::People like yourself crack me up, with your twisted logic and your rude mouth. The section is titled what? Health effects of tobacco. Invoking nonsensical words like "weasel words" is supposed to support your inane logic? "There is a proven correlation between cigarette smoking and depression," it's called simple English '''There is a proven correlation between cigarette smoking and depression''' and suicide. Multiple studies, one of which involved 300,000 people does make for ''factual articles''. "''I'm invoking the 3-revert rule until issues resolve''" what are you going to cry? | |||
| ::''pamphleteering to persuade isn't the point of the Misplaced Pages project'', ''some bias and misreporting going on here'' | |||
| :: What exactly is are comments like that supposed to accomplish? | |||
| ::People like yourself detract from ''the point of the Misplaced Pages project.'' Know-it-alls who take a proprietary position over articles, make statements they can't support with facts, and try to shut out everybody else. When I need someone to interpret things for me you will be the first one I'll call. The fact that there are two articles on ] and ] is asinine, especially because they have the same information slightly regurgitated. | |||
| ::Smoking and I.Q.<br> | |||
| ::According to a study of more than 20,000 Israeli military recruits that was published in 2010, smokers have a lower I.Q. than non-smokers. Those who never smoked had an average I.Q. of 101, while those who smoked more than one pack per day had an average I.Q. of 90. | |||
| ::Mentioning smoking and I.Q. is somehow deemed important, the fact that multiple studies including in Asia that smokers are at least twice as likely to commit suicide, without any underlying ''mental illness'', isn't. I think people who smoke would find that interesting, but I'm not on Team Shitzu | |||
| ::I noticed a smart mouth isn't uncommon for you. | |||
| :::Thank you for the condescending answer. So I take it that means you have nothing to back up your claim with. --Saddhiyama (talk) 19:05, 9 April 2009 (UTC) | |||
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Vague wording
". Tobacco smoking is today by far the most popular form of smoking and is practiced by over one billion people in the majority of all human societies. Less common drugs for smoking include cannabis and opium. Some of the substances are classified as hard narcotics, like heroin, but the use of these is very limited as they are often not commercially available."
which substances, needs rewording, or just remove the last sentence, nothing of value would be lost :/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.21.133.205 (talk) 16:50, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
Reworded to make more sense: "Some substances smoked are classified as hard narcotics, like heroin, but the use of these is very limited as they are often not commercially available." --66.21.133.205 (talk) 16:53, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
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Smoking vs. smoking tobacco
Isn't it possible to differentiate between the effects of smoking in general and smoking tobacco in particular? The article seems to mix the two a lot. For example the IQ study (101 vs. 90), was it due to the smoke or to the type of smoke (i.e. tobacco). Will people also get stupid from smoking other drugs than tobacco? —Preceding unsigned comment added by HVMC (talk • contribs) 12:30, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
Section on Depression vs. Suicide
Today I noticed a newly-added section to the Smoking article titled "Depression-Suicide". The content was as follows:
==Depression-Suicide== There is a proven correlation between cigarette smoking and depression. Studies have suggested that smoking cigarettes may have a direct causal effect on the development of depression<ref></ref> and that ] may have a therapeutic effect, ameliorating the symptoms of depression in smokers diagnosed with depressive disorders. There have been various studies done showing a positive link between smoking, suicidal ideation and suicide attempts.<ref>Cigarette smoking and completed suicide among middle-aged men: a population-based cohort study in Japan. Iwasaki M, ''et. al.''Ann Epidemiol. 2005 Apr;15(4):286-92.PMID 15780776</ref><ref>Cigarettes and suicide: a prospective study of 50,000 men. Cigarettes and suicide: a prospective study of 50,000 men. Am J Public Health. 2000 May;90(5):768-73.PMID 10800427</ref> In a study conducted among nurses, those smoking between 1-24 cigarettes per day had twice the suicide risk; 25 cigarettes or more, 4 times the suicide risk, than those who had never smoked.<ref>Hemenway D, Solnick SJ, Colditz GA. Smoking and suicide among nurses. Am J Public Health. 1993 Feb;83(2):249-51. PMID 8427332</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Thomas Bronischa, Michael Höflerab, Roselind Liebac |title=Smoking predicts suicidality: Findings from a prospective community study|journal=Journal of Affective Disorders |volume=108 |issues=1 |pages=135–145 |year=2008 |month=May|pmid= |pmc= |doi= 10.1016/j.jad.2007.10.010 |url=}}</ref> In a study of 300,000 male U.S. Army soldiers, a defintive link between suicide and smoking was observed with those smoking over a pack a day having twice the suicide rate of non-smokers.<ref>Miller M, Hemenway D, Bell NS, Yore MM, Amoroso P. Cigarette smoking and suicide: a prospective study of 300,000 male active-duty Army soldiers JAm J Epidemiol. 2000 Jun 1;151(11):1060-3. PMID 10873129</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; margin-left:1em; float:right" |bgcolor="B0CCE5" colspan="5"|<div align="center">'''Link Between Smoking Depression and Suicide'''<br></br></div> |- |bgcolor="FBF4CE" colspan="5"| 'Current daily smoking, but not past smoking, predicted the subsequent occurrence of suicidal thoughts or attempt.''<ref>Breslau N, Schultz LR, Johnson EO, Peterson EL, Davis GC. Smoking and the risk of suicidal behavior: a prospective study of a community sample. ''Arch Gen Psychiatry''. 2005 Mar;62(3):328-34. PMID 15753246</ref> ''It would seem unwise, nevertheless, to rule out the possibility that smoking might be among the antecedent factors associated with the development of depression.'' <small>(Murphy JM ''et al.'' 2003)</small><ref>Murphy JM ''et al.'' Cigarette smoking in relation to depression: historical trends from the Stirling County Study.Am J Psychiatry. 2003 Sep;160(9):1663-9.PMID 12944343</ref> 'Abstinence from cigarettes for prolonged periods may be associated with a decrease in depressive symptomatology.'' <small>(Lembke A ''et al.'' 2007)</small><ref>Lembke A ''et al.'' Depression and smoking cessation: Does the evidence support psychiatric practice? Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2007 August; 3(4): 487–493. PMCID: PMC2655079 </ref> ''The stress induction model of smoking suggests, however, that smoking causes stress and concomitant negative affect. <small>(Aronson KR. ''et al.'' 2008)</small><ref>Aronson KR. ''et al.'' Smoking is associated with worse mood on stressful days: results from a national diary study. Ann Behav Med. 2008 Dec;36(3):259-69. Epub 2008 Dec 6. PMID 19067100</ref> |}
I think that there's some bias and misreporting going on here, in that smoking is far more common among people with mental heath issues ranging from depression to schizophrenia, but that the affects of tobacco smoking serves as a "band-aid" for the underlying issues. Also, this entire section was tobacco-centric, and we've gone rounds on this talkpage reminding contributers that there already exists a tobacco smoking article. Indeed, there's already a mental health section in the Health effects of tobacco article. Beginning a section with weasel words like "There is a proven correlation between cigarette smoking and depression," doesn't make for factual articles. The lay reader would interpret that in the same way a non-scientist would interpret a wording such as "Evolution is just a theory." The point I'm trying to make is that this is not the tobacco smoking article -- this article is on the practice, culture and history of smoking in general, and pamphleteering to persuade isn't the point of the Misplaced Pages project. 19:28, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
- People like yourself crack me up, with your twisted logic and your rude mouth. The section is titled what? Health effects of tobacco. Invoking nonsensical words like "weasel words" is supposed to support your inane logic? "There is a proven correlation between cigarette smoking and depression," it's called simple English There is a proven correlation between cigarette smoking and depression and suicide. Multiple studies, one of which involved 300,000 people does make for factual articles. "I'm invoking the 3-revert rule until issues resolve" what are you going to cry?
- pamphleteering to persuade isn't the point of the Misplaced Pages project, some bias and misreporting going on here
- What exactly is are comments like that supposed to accomplish?
- People like yourself detract from the point of the Misplaced Pages project. Know-it-alls who take a proprietary position over articles, make statements they can't support with facts, and try to shut out everybody else. When I need someone to interpret things for me you will be the first one I'll call. The fact that there are two articles on Smoking and Tobacco smoking is asinine, especially because they have the same information slightly regurgitated.
- Smoking and I.Q.
- According to a study of more than 20,000 Israeli military recruits that was published in 2010, smokers have a lower I.Q. than non-smokers. Those who never smoked had an average I.Q. of 101, while those who smoked more than one pack per day had an average I.Q. of 90.
- Mentioning smoking and I.Q. is somehow deemed important, the fact that multiple studies including in Asia that smokers are at least twice as likely to commit suicide, without any underlying mental illness, isn't. I think people who smoke would find that interesting, but I'm not on Team Shitzu
- I noticed a smart mouth isn't uncommon for you.
- Thank you for the condescending answer. So I take it that means you have nothing to back up your claim with. --Saddhiyama (talk) 19:05, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
- 7mike5000 (talk) 20:36, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
- Smoking and I.Q.