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2. Health effects of tobacco - Wikipedia

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   Smoking has therefore been studied more extensively than any other form of tobacco consumption. [2] In 2000, smoking was practiced by 1.22 billion people, predicted to rise to 1.45 billion people in 2010 and 1.5 to 1.9 billion by 2025. If prevalence had decreased by 2% a year since 2000 this figure would have been 1.3 billion in 2010 and 2025 ...

3. Nicotine poisoning - Wikipedia

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   The LD 50 of nicotine is 50 mg/kg for rats and 3 mg/kg for mice. 0.5–1.0 mg/kg can be a lethal dosage for adult humans, and 0.1 mg/kg for children. [19] [20] However the widely used human LD 50 estimate of 0.5–1.0 mg/kg was questioned in a 2013 review, in light of several documented cases of humans surviving much higher doses; the 2013 review suggests that the lower limit causing fatal ...

4. Smoking and Health - Wikipedia

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   The health effects of tobacco had been debated by users, medical experts, and governments alike since its introduction to European culture. [1] Hard evidence for the ill effects of smoking became apparent with the results of several long-term studies conducted in the early to middle twentieth century, such as the epidemiology studies of Richard Doll and pathology studies of Oscar Auerbach.

5. Effects of nicotine on human brain development - Wikipedia

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   Young people's brains build synapses faster than adult brains. [6] Because addiction is a form of learning, adolescents can get addicted more easily than adults. [6] The nicotine in e-cigarettes and other tobacco products can also prime the adolescent brain for addiction to other drugs such as cocaine. [51]

6. Tobacco harm reduction - Wikipedia

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   The consumption of tobacco products and its harmful effects affect both smokers and non-smokers, [9] and is a major risk factor for six of the eight leading causes of deaths in the world, including respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, periodontal diseases, teeth decay and loss, over 20 different types or subtypes of cancers, strokes, several debilitating ...

7. Here's What Wildfire Smoke Does To Your Body And Why It's So ...

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   For some people, health issues can start with relatively low AQI. The higher the number gets, the worse the effects. It may be necessary to stay indoors with windows and doors closed and avoid ...

8. No, you really don’t need to be eating more protein - AOL

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   Clare Thornton-Wood, British Dietetic Association. The main sources of protein are meat, fish, eggs, tofu and nuts, but it’s also found in cereal products such as bread, dairy and soya.

9. Smoking - Wikipedia

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   Smoking is a practice in which a substance is combusted and the resulting smoke is typically inhaled to be tasted and absorbed into the bloodstream of a person. Most commonly, the substance used is the dried leaves of the tobacco plant, which have been rolled with a small rectangle of paper into an elongated cylinder called a cigarette.