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31 lip 2023 · The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced, killing over 8 million people a year around the world. More than 7 million of those deaths are the result of direct tobacco use while around 1.3 million are the result of non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke (4).
Nicotine contained in tobacco is highly addictive and tobacco use is a major risk factor for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, over 20 different types or subtypes of cancer, and many other debilitating health conditions. Every year, more than 8 million people die from tobacco use.
Nicotine poisoning describes the symptoms of the toxic effects of nicotine following ingestion, inhalation, or skin contact. Nicotine poisoning can potentially be deadly, though serious or fatal overdoses are rare. [1]
29 maj 2022 · The harmful impact of the tobacco industry on the environment is vast and growing, and has thus far received relatively little attention from researchers and policy-makers. The environmental consequences of tobacco use move it from being a human problem to a planetary problem.
More than 40 chemicals in tobacco smoke have been shown to cause cancer. In particular, smokers are over 20 times more likely than non-smokers to develop lung cancer, with over 70% of all lung cancer deaths attributed to tobacco use (1). Tobacco use increases the risk for many other types of cancer including cancer of the oral cavity,
24 mar 2022 · Tobacco is the second most commonly used psychoactive substance worldwide, with more than one billion smokers globally 1. Although smoking prevalence has reduced in many high-income countries...
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