Precisely, as reported by the WHO, tobacco use and its externalities are related to 16 different types of cancer and are the leading risk factor for various chronic respiratory diseases, including lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), tuberculosis (TB) and asthma
The findings, published in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research, provides strong support for prioritising efforts to reduce cigarette experimentation among adolescents.
A really significant coalition emerged that was bigger than the tobacco industry and vintners combined, says Young
[3] In fact, according the 2025 National Youth Tobacco Survey, oral nicotine pouches are the second most commonly used tobacco product among youth, reported by 1.7% or 460,000 middle and high school students