Cannabis also affects the band of muscles that control the esophagus, which is the organ that allows food into the stomach
In Indonesian households where the father smokes, tobacco accounts for 22% of average weekly household expenditures, crowding out spending on food, education, and health care, contributing to high rates of child malnutrition and stunting, and diminishing health and economic life chances
Wildfire smoke, increasingly common in many regions, introduces a mix of ultrafine particles and gases that can travel long distances and degrade air quality even far from the source
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