SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), occurs twice as more frequently among babies whose mother smokes
I only do it when Im out, or I can stop anytime are common refrains
Menthol cigarettes were responsible for 10.1 million extra smokers, 3 million life years lost and 378,000 premature deaths between 1980 and 2018, according to a 2021 study published in Tobacco Control
Preclinical mouse models have confirmed that e-cigarettes increase the infectivity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Streptococcus pneumoniae , Staphylococcus aureus , human rhinovirus (HRV), and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) [42, 47]
These factors run counter to the narrative that the tobacco habit is an extraneous force, demanding simplistic interventions aimed at propping up willpower-backed quit attemptsfollowed, when such interventions predictably fail, by pinning the blame on communities themselves with overarching terms such as low desire to quit. Until the underlying causes of tobacco useand the roles nicotine plays in peoples livesare accepted, understood and addressed, efforts to reduce the tobacco health burden will continue to fail