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Many people know that tobacco use kills approximately 8 million people each year worldwide and is a risk factor for many life-altering diseases including heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and TB
Research from Massachusetts General Hospital reveals that people who use both e-cigarettes and tobacco cigarettes are more likely to develop respiratory symptoms compared to those using either one alone The researchers analysed 20,882 individuals aged 12+ years in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study and found that they had no respiratory symptoms when surveyed in 2015-2016
5 A recent study quantified the disproportionate harms from menthol cigarettes to Black individuals in the U.S., finding that menthol cigarettes were responsible for 1.5 million new smokers, 157,000 smoking-related premature deaths and 1.5 million life years lost among Black individuals in the U.S., from 1980-2018
Tobacco smoke also contains substances that inhibit the enzyme monoamine oxidase (MAO) which may also contribute to dependence from chronic use