Her team reported its findings in the September Journal of the American Heart Association
In addition, our results were still significant when we compared the non-age-matched groups, including younger patients who smoked marijuana and who presumably had less lifetime exposure to cigarette smoke. According to the CDC, 48.2 million people, or about 18% of Americans, used marijuana at least once in 2019
Between 2008 and 2021, when the law was amended, there were over 100 initiatives in Congress to update the tobacco control law
These toxic substances can cause severe damage to lung tissue, leading to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, and a dramatically increased risk of lung cancer
At a time when, as a society, we are trying to reduce preventable ill-health, this is a slow-motion train wreck for Victoria. Previous research (PDF) by Quit and Cancer Council [2] has shown a vast majority of Australians (83%) support action to regulate and enforce e-cigarettes sales to prevent companies, including the tobacco industry, from addicting a new generation to nicotine
