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Abstract
The relationship between smoking and depression remains provocative. Aim: aimed to explain the relationship between smoking and anxiety or depression. Methods: This research was conducted at the Middle Euphrates Technical University - Technical Institute / Kufa as a questionnaire form was designed to collect random samples. The number of samples was 31 smoking male samples and taking into account the age over the age of 18 years, don’t have any type of cancer, then detecting chronic diseases, as coughing, body pains, headaches, respiratory disorders, and depression. Results: The data were analyzed statistically in percentages, as well as the results showed that there is a high percentage of smokers who have psychological and pulmonary and physical diseases and were the most chronic symptoms are cough, physical pain and headache, as well as we noticed that the results of smokers were devoid of patients with any type of cancer, in addition to that the results of females were neglected because they are free of the smoking factor, and accordingly, chronic diseases and physical pains. Conclusions: Smoking is a behavior that rises the danger of depression, stop smoking is associated with reducing risk of depression incidence.