Derailed: Episode 9: Smoking as a mental health crutch

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Experts are warning many stressed and anxious people are trying to use cigarettes as a coping mechanism - without realising the devastating effects on mental health.

For decades, we’ve known the serious – and often deadly - damage that smoking does to the body... but it doesn’t end there.

This month HOT1027 is focusing on mental health – while looking at the ways people are trying to cope in today’s fast paced world.

HOT1027’s Tara Penny has more...
3 Oct 2024 English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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