Lowering nicotine levels to minimally addictive or non-addictive levels would decrease the likelihood that future generations of young people become addicted to cigarettes and help more currently addicted smokers to quit. A paper published by the FDA in the New England Journal of MedicineExternal Link Disclaimer in 2018 projected that by year 2100, a potential nicotine product standard could result in more than 33 million people not becoming regular smokers, a smoking rate of only 1.4%, and more than 8 million fewer people dying from tobacco-related illnesses
In fact, according to data from the National Library of Medicine in the United States, the average smoking rate among adults in Middle Eastern countries is as high as 45%, with a 5% prevalence among women
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However, you could significantly reduce the pollution caused by cigarette smoke if you install a HEPA filter on your air conditioning unit
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