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World No Tobacco Day 2020: How to prevent your younger family members and friends from picking up smoking
Young people are particularly susceptible to picking up smoking because the tobacco industry often campaigns to gain a new generation of consumers.
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World No Tobacco Day 2020: How your body heals when you quit smoking
Doctors believe that the body starts to heal and return to its original self immediately after quitting smoking.
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World No Tobacco Day 2020: All you need to know about nicotine replacement therapy
NRT includes the administration of controlled amounts of nicotine in the body through various ways to help manage the withdrawal symptoms.
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World No Tobacco Day 2020: Here's how bidi, gutka and other forms of tobacco harm your body
Tobacco products kill about eight million people every year, taking a life every 4 seconds.
World No Tobacco Day 2020: Smokeless tobacco products contain more nicotine than cigarettes, increase risk of stroke
Smokeless tobacco is found in paan masala, gutkha, khaini, zarda and other such products.
World No Tobacco Day 2020: Five tips to stop the urge to smoke early in the morning
The habit of smoking a cigarette early in the morning can prove to be dangerous, here are five ways which may help reduce the early morning cravings for a puff
World No Tobacco Day 2020: Smoking e-cigarettes may increase risk of heart attacks, suggest studies
Even though e-cigarettes contain lower levels of carcinogens than conventional tobacco products, each vaping device releases ultrafine particles along with toxins that can actually damage blood vessels and encourage blood clotting, which may lead to heart attacks
World No Tobacco Day 2020: Passive smoking can lead to long-term ill-effects, including lung cancer, heart ailments and depression
Not just smoking, being around tobacco smoke too is detrimental for one’s health.
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World No Tobacco Day 2020: Seven ways to resist the urge to smoke in the morning
An average smoker takes approximately 200 puffs of nicotine per day, and over 70,000 puffs a year.
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World No Tobacco Day 2020: E-cigarettes are not as safe or harmless as you may think
The "e-juice" that fills the cartridges usually contain nicotine (which is extracted from tobacco), propylene glycol, flavourings and other chemicals.
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World No Tobacco Day 2020: Five common myths about smoking
Myths encourage people to begin or continue smoking, deter them from quitting, and are so popular that even some physicians and policymakers buy into them.
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World No Tobacco Day 2020: This is what tobacco use does to your oral health
Your oral cavity is the first to get exposed and the harmful effects start there itself.
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World No Tobacco Day 2020: Five smokers describe what trying to quit after years of smoking feels like
We talked to five people addicted to smoking who have tried to quit for various reasons, to understand just how difficult fighting this addiction can be.
World No Tobacco Day 2020: How does COVID-19 affect smokers?
The World Health Organization has stated that smokers could be more vulnerable to COVID-19 as well as to severe symptoms if they contract the infection.