[Stepan12]

There are also many studies that show schizophrenics are 2-3 times more likely to smoke cigarettes and their brain scans are different. It does NOT prove cigarettes causes schizophrenia or any brain changes.

Cigarettes are not used by schizophrenics to cause mental illness. The schizophrenics use cigarettes to self medicate themselves. And they may have a case about this as nicotine is being looked at to help mental illnesses.

[varyouga]

“Cigarettes are not used by schizophrenics to cause mental illness. The schizophrenics use cigarettes to self medicate themselves.”

Nobody uses anything to CAUSE mental illness. Self-medication and lower self-control is precisely why they are more likely to seek all mood altering substances- nicotine, pot, alcohol, caffeine, etc. It does not mean those substances caused their illness