While many people know it damages the body, fewer understand just how deeply it harms the lungs
These social determinants are tobacco and tobacco products, indoor and outdoor pollution, occupational exposures, infections, low education and socioeconomic status, and poverty
We hypothesized that there would be a positive association between marijuana use and lung cancer, the studys lead author explained
Tobacco grows like a monster, so it has to be fed and watered like one
Key priorities include further research on the effects of tobacco taxation and pricing, on interrelationships between tobacco use and poverty, on illicit trade, on economically viable alternatives to tobacco growing and manufacturing, and on the implementation and evaluation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control