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Globally, 1 in 3 adults or 1.2 billion people smoke. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that tobacco is responsible for the death of 1 in 10 adults worldwide, about 6 million premature deaths each year. In the United States (U.S.), cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000
The main addictive component in tobacco, nicotine, has very low toxicity in cigarette doses and is available in a novel product, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). E-cigarettes are widely available and popular; almost one-third of cigarette smokers in the general population have tried them.
The aim of the study is to determine the appeal of e-cigarettes compared to combustible cigarettes as measured by the degree to which patients succeed in reducing their cigarette consumption over the 9 weeks they are supplied with product, along with their consumption of e-cigarettes. We will
Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death in the United States, with the annual number of cases estimated at 162,460 deaths per year. It is more prevalent in African Americans as compared to European Americans. Cigarette smoking causes up to 90% of lung cancer, being the major risk factor