The intimate sphere is the territory where tobacco does the most silent damage. Smoking to manage stress? Spoiler: cigarettes increase your baseline anxiety — they only soothe a craving they themselves created. Often feeling down? Quitting improves mood in the vast majority of cases. Struggling with libido or erections? Tobacco is the leading hidden cause of erectile dysfunction in men under 40.
This category also covers female and male fertility, the tobacco–pill incompatibility, early menopause, and the links between smoking and schizophrenia, ADHD or bipolar disorder. No taboos, no drama. Just to understand how your mental health and intimate life transform once you step out of tobacco — usually for the better, and usually faster than expected.
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