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When you smoke, the tar and other harmful toxins found in cigarettes interfere and disrupt the bodys immune response

If you comprehensively implement the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and the MPOWER measures to reduce tobacco use in the Region, you can reduce tobacco use by between 20% to 40% in 5 years, and 56% in 15 years

Additionally, it eliminates the lingering odour associated with smoking, as herbs only produce a pleasant aroma when lit

Nardone N, Jain S, Addo N et al (2019) Sources and biomarkers of secondhand tobacco smoke exposure in urban adolescents

When burned, smokers are exposed to over 7,000 chemicals, many of which are thought to be direct causes of cancer

Despite a global decline in smoking, the number of young people smoking menthol cigarettes has not decreased