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Freshness: Always purchase from reputable stores to ensure your cigarettes are fresh
Previous studies have also pointed to long-term smoking as doubling the risk for age-related macular degeneration and as a factor causing lens yellowing and inflammation
Studies to enhance knowledge on access and health equity challenges related to tobacco cessation, including for groups such as Indigenous populations or populations that may face barriers to accessing interventions, would also be helpful
While these options are not risk-free and provide nicotine, which is addictive, the science shows they are a less harmful option for those adults who would otherwise continue to smoke
If something unexpected, such as food crumbs, stones, or dirt, goes through the plug, that path might be disturbed