If you are a smoker and have not yet suffered from depression, well then the best possible advice for you is that quit before depression hits you, as a recently conducted study has reached the conclusion that depressed smokers find it difficult give up the habit. The study stated that 17% calling up the California Smokers' Helpline were suffering from mild depression, while almost a quarter were under major depression.

It was also found by the researchers involved in the survey that a majority of the depressed smokers had tried to give up smoking before calling the helpline. The depressed smokers were also found to relapse into smoking after two months of keeping away.

It was reported by researchers that only 20% of the depressed callers were able to quit smoking, whereas, in comparison 33% other people were able to give up smoking. Though, it has been found previously that mild depression can make it more difficult for people kick the butt, but the current study has stated that it gets more difficult to kick the habit for people with major depression.

Talking about the study, Lead Author, Kiandra Hebert from the University of California, San Diego has said that the study means that examining a person for depression can help in forecasting, whether a person will face any hurdles in giving up smoking.