Another danger of teenage smoking has been revealed

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Researchers discovered a connection between alcohol consumption and smoking during adolescence and subsequent mood disorders. This work was carried out by scientists from the University of Helsinki.

A large-scale Finnish study sought to establish whether there are any links between mood disorders in adulthood and alcohol intake, as well as smoking and coffee consumption during adolescence.< /p>

Mood pathologies include depression and bipolar disorder – severe mental disorders that significantly reduce the standard of living and are very dangerous for the patient. No connection was found between teenagers' passion for coffee and these disorders in adulthood.

But if teenagers were fond of alcoholic beverages and smoked, then at a later age they had an increased risk of depression, bipolar disorder and other similar disorders. mood problems.

Similar links have been found in previous studies, but some of the findings have been inconsistent or limited by the design of these studies. scientific works. On the other hand, the most frequently studied effect alone was major depression.

To date, researchers have evaluated 7,660 individuals who were followed over two phases. In the first, they were about 15 and 16 years old, and the second was held about 10-15 years later. Of the 7,660 participants, 11.5% had major depression, and 1.1% had bipolar disorder.