Many people who are not all that familiar with mental illness often miss the full meaning of the title of my new book, Regular & Decaf. I have recorded this podcast as a way to explain why I chose the title.

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Special Note: The incidence of cigarette smoking in the general public in the U.S. is about 20-25%. Of those with schizophrenia, it is about 80-90%. It is not that smoking cigarettes causes schizophrenia, but rather that the nicotine in the cigarettes help reduce so of the symptoms of schizophrenia. I self-medicate with cigarettes particularly to off-set some of the cognitive problems I have due to the illness. I find that nicotine especially improves my concentration problems.