The Association of Smoking Addiction and Depression in Smokers

Abstract

The tobacco addiction is an interrelation of nicotine addiction, psychological, and sociobehavioral addictions. Smoking or Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of premature morbidity and mortality, however smokers find it difficult to quit successfully. Depression, a mood disorder, was found in both smokers and non-smokers, but the prevalence of depression was reported to be higher in smokers than non-smokers. of nicotine addiction, psychological or sociobehavioral addiction might be related to depression. The objective of the study was to examine the association of smoking addiction with the depression, as evaluated from the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). The results of the study supported that the nicotine addiction, psychological/sociobehavioral addiction were associated with depression. From this study, we suggested that depression should be evaluated for helping the smokers to quit tobacco.