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Smoking is twice as common in people with ADHD. ADHD specifically affects impulse control which means you’re much more likely to get addicted because bad habits
by bradleyishungry 3y ago
Smoking is twice as common in people with ADHD. ADHD specifically affects impulse control which means you’re much more likely to get addicted because bad habits are harder to stop doing.
- k__ 3y agoI'm diagnosed with ADHD and never had the impulse to take drugs. I even forget to take my meds sometimes.
- alan-hn 3y agoAddiction is uncontrolled and damaging repetition of the behavior after initiation not the initial initiation itself
- 4ec0755f5522 3y agoNicotine is a stimulant: ADHD'ers are self-medicating and probably before they even know they have ADHD. It's not (primarily) because of a lack of impulse control.
- bradleyishungry 3y agoNicotine does stimulate the prefrontal cortex like adderall so self-medicating can play a role, but a lot of people with ADHD don’t get addicted to their medication. From what i’ve experienced, its the behavior that’s hard to quit. Not saying you’re wrong, just that I think the higher number of smokers is more due to the fact that quitting is harder because of the action of smoking, not because it acts similar to medication in some ways.