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The Effect of Smoking on Mental Health: Evidence from a Randomized Trial

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  • Katherine Meckel
  • Katherine P. Rittenhouse

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This paper aims to identify the causal effects of smoking on mental health using data from the Lung Health Study, a randomized trial of smoking cessation treatment with five years of follow-up interviews. In the short-run, distress increases, likely reflecting the effects of nicotine withdrawal. Long-run effects on mental health are small overall, but mask heterogeneity by gender. For women, the cessation program leads to improved mental health, driven by decreases in insomnia and nervousness. Men do not experience these improvements, due in part to a small increase in severe disturbances.

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  • Katherine Meckel & Katherine P. Rittenhouse, 2022. "The Effect of Smoking on Mental Health: Evidence from a Randomized Trial," NBER Working Papers 29867, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    • Handle: RePEc:nbr:nberwo:29867
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    • I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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