About 75% of individuals with serious mental illness are tobacco dependent, compared to approximately 22% of the general population.1,2 In fact, about 44% of all the cigarettes consumed in the U.S. are by individuals with a mental illness and/or substance use disorder.3 Those with psychiatric disorders tend to smoke more cigarettes per day and obtain more nicotine from the same number of cigarettes than the general population.1,3 The prevalence of smoking among people with mental illness is...
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