There is little evidence as to why this association exists; however, it has been hypothesized that those who are predisposed to smoking are also predisposed to suicide, that smoking causes health problems which subsequently make people want to end their life, and that smoking affects brain chemistry causing a propensity for suicide.
关于此关连出现的原因的证据极少；不过假设有吸烟倾向的人亦存在自杀倾向，并且吸烟引起的健康问题也使人其后想结束生命，并且吸烟影响脑化学作用，引起自杀倾向。