Authors: Miss Sahana Gupta, BSc Student, Biomedical Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK Dr Rakesh Gupta, President & Director of Public Health, Strategic Institute for Public Health Education & Research (SIPHER), India Introduction Tobacco is a widely cultivated plant used to produce smoking and smokeless products such as cigarettes, cigars, and chewing tobacco; and more recently electronic/vape-based products. It contains nicotine, a highly addictive substance that can lead to long-term dependence even after short-term use. Tobacco smoke contains thousands of harmful chemicals, including carcinogens, which cause serious diseases such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
In addition, second-hand smoke significantly harms non-smokers and contributes to thousands of deaths each year. This article takes a snapshot review on whether…
