Why the need to get rid of cigarettes completely
Why the need to get rid of cigarettes completelyBy The Manila Timeshome/Lifestyle/HEALTH & WELLNESS/Why the need to get rid of cigarettes completelyAcording to the World Health Organization (WHO), tobacco is the only legal drug that kills many of its users when used exactly as intended by manufacturers. Although often associated with ill-health, disability and death from noncommunicable chronic diseases, tobacco smoking is also associated with an increase risk of death from communicable diseases. The agreed tobacco target is a 30-percent relative reduction in prevalence of current tobacco use in persons aged 15 years old and above. Felines particularly are prone to developing a type of cancer called malignant lymphoma if they are exposed to cigarette smoke for long. The production of cigarettes and tobacco also set major harm to the environment, with tobacco plantations destroying the land.
Source: Manila Times May 21, 2019 17:46 UTC
