Reduce the quantity of cigarettes you smoke each day until you stop completely
The WHO says such warnings are "a cost-effective means of increasing public awareness of the health effects of tobacco use and in reducing tobacco consumption." Many experts and health activists in India share a similar view, pointing out that the current warning signs on the packs have lowered smoking and tobacco consumption in the South Asian nation
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While business may proceed as usual in the cigarette industry and the ranks of smokers may grow worldwide, Parker-Pope makes certain that her readers cannot ignore that once a person becomes a regular smoker, nicotine becomes such a necessary part of the body's chemistry that only 10% of smokers can successfully quit, that in 1999 smokers spent $730 million on smoke cessation products such as patches and gum, that 3.5 million people worldwide die annually of smoking-related ailments and that Americans spend $50 billion each year on smoking-related health care
Data on Existing Disparities In Washington State, communities of color, LGBTQ+, lower socioeconomic individuals, rural communities, veterans, and people with behavioral health concerns experience higher rates of tobacco use and related diseases
