AUTHOR=Kridin Khalaf , Papara Cristian , Bieber Katja , De Luca David A. , Klein Jan Philipp , Ludwig Marlene A. , Curman Philip , Vorobyev Artem , Dempfle Astrid , Ludwig Ralf J. TITLE=Nicotine dependence is associated with an increased risk of developing chronic, non-communicable inflammatory disease: a large-scale retrospective cohort study JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychiatry VOLUME=16 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1429297 DOI=10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1429297 ISSN=1664-0640