The potential of snus and nicotine pouches as harm reduction instruments is assessed by calculating the reduction in smoking deaths and cancer cases under the assumption that the Swedish tobacco policy would be implemented in other European countries
Hall SM, Ginsberg D, Jones RT
Smoking forms free radicals which are reactive molecules that are unstable and can cause damage in the body, but foods rich in antioxidants - dark chocolate and blueberries to name a couple - react with these chemicals to neutralise them and prevent them from causing damage
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Data for the long-term effects of marijuana use on the pulmonary system has been scarce until now. (1) We found exactly what we thought we would find in relation to tobacco exposure: a consistent loss of lung function with increasing exposure, said the papers lead author, Mark Pletcher, MD, MPH, associate professor in the Division of Clinical Epidemiology at UCSF