Among molecules constantly found in the smoke, there are nicotine, tars, and flavoring agents, but also toxic gases such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, hydrocyanic acid, ammonia, and heavy metals like cadmium, lead-210, polonium-210, chromium, and mercury
Decisionmakers at all levels, including entertainment executives and leaders of streaming platforms and broadcast networks, showrunners, directors, writers, actors, and music artists, have a role to play to help protect young people from a lifetime of addiction
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As noted, the impact of smoking is considerably stronger for the airways cancers than for the other smoking-related sites