Posted by chemist on April 28, 2005, at 6:32:49
In reply to Re: NEWS: Beyond a craving - Nicotine and mentalhealth » jrbecker, posted by alexandra_k on April 28, 2005, at 4:39:12
> And that is why when the whole of the hospital in my region is smokefree and you aren't allowed to smoke on the premises - the psychiatric wards have smoking areas.
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> Because you don't want crazy people to not get their cigarettes.
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> Self-medication :-)
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> And smoking (well, nicotene really) helps prevent parkinsons (I think) and alzheimers anyway. And it isn't because you die of smoking related illnesses earlier either ;-)hello there, chemist here...the self-medication assertion is correct, and in the original article, i was surprised to see a statement to the effect that people who smoke are more likely to suffer from disorders so on and so forth....the opposite is true for nicotine and schizophrenia: one will rarely if ever encounter a schizophrenic who is a non-smoker. the psychiatric wards are, by allowing smoking, simply allowing patients to increase their intake of medicine. naturally, the unwanted side-effects are categorically life-threatening. however - and this is true in areas of the globe where mental health issues are not addressed or medications are not available - cigarettes are an excellent option. and the neuronal nicotine receptors in the human brain (particularly the alpha-7 and alpha-4-beta-2 pentamers) are indeed implicated in alzheimer's, parkinson's, depression, and numerous other maladies...all the best, chemist
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