Winter Maladies: Natural Approaches
June Russell's Health Facts
Smoking - Anxiety
Some 6 to 10 million people in the U.S. alone suffer daily from anxiety attacks, fear, panics and phobias. Every year, they swallow about 982,550 pounds of barbiturates and spend $875 billion for Valium, Xanax, Prozac and Zoloft. (“Why GABA and Other Amino Acids are the Key to Controlling Anxiety and Panic Attack,” alternativemedicine.com - June 2001
Smoking may result in the onset of a psychiatric disorder as well as impact
physical health. According to the Archives of General Psychiatry, daily smokers
have a four-fold increase in risk for first-time panic attack. (ABCNews.com -
Jan. 14, 2000)