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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/GoCartMozart1980 on 2025-05-15 14:58:41+00:00.
“Have a cigarette and relax.”
The government issued that on the tobacco dispensed to soldiers when my country went to war with our former colonies.
i read a psychology study paper about tobacco use in the population that interact with mental health community, aka the people who suffer from some mental illness, and the majority of the people that smoke found it was a way to self medicate. So long story short, it’s determined that it does contain some truth and it is a mentally calming treatment, but only has a limited effect. It’s why I don’t get down on beggars asking for cigarettes or change to buy some. It is a medication at that point
It’s good to know proper study has been done but you can talk with any smoker and infer - if they don’t admit it openly - from their words they use cigarettes to ease off the stress. And when the nicotine fails, it’s ugly to see.
Double edged sword tho. nicotine helps me relax for a little while, but going without just makes it worse than it already was.
I feel you. Been trying to quit for years now, and I have a stupid dilemma: I use it too much and it makes me sick. Use it less, I get sick from lack of use. But without it entirely, I’m out of commission.