The bad news is, college students in large numbers continue to use tobacco products. Only a small minority of students smoke cigarettes or cigars on a daily basis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . But it has not been clear if quitting smoking reduces this risk. Study results published in the August 9th issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association suggest that quitting does reduce cataract risk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The study, published in the May issue of the American Journal of Public Health, the journal of the American Public Health Association, found that the risk of suicide increased with the number of cigarettes smoked daily.
Smokers are far more likely to develop serious diseases, like lung cancer, than non-smokers.
These are and have been the messages of public health authorities worldwide. Smokers and potential smokers should rely on these messages in making all smoking-related decisions. It can be very difficult to quit smoking, but this should not deter smokers who want to quit from trying to do so. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . With the popularity of stogies surging, particularly among teenagers, public health officials are compiling even more evidence that cigar smoking is not a safe alternative to cigarettes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Please read it.