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Around the world, around 5 million cigarettes are discarded yearly, making them the biggest pollutant on earth.
Tobacco use in smoked, as well as smokeless form, equally poses a risk of developing various oral problems.
The underlines that people who vape are using a product whose risks are yet to be fully determined and could be exposing themselves to chemicals with adverse health effects.
The research results, published online in the respiratory journal Thorax, revealed that a genetic predisposition to smoking was associated with a 45 per cent higher risk of infection.
The findings indicated that smokers who increased the number of cigarettes they smoked per day could be at greater risk of dependence and have a more difficult time quitting.
The findings showed that those who reported using a tobacco product, daily use increased with age through age 28.
The study showed that kids were more likely to experience mental fog if they started vaping before the age of 14.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease makes it difficult to breathe due to long-term damage that weakens or collapses the air sacs between the lungs.
The study also found that tobacco smoke exposure also increased the risk of pediatric patients having respiratory-related procedures performed.
As Covid-19 and smoking or vaping increases blood coagulation factors the research team believes the stroke risk may be higher still for Covid-19 patients who smoke.