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Reducing Tobacco-Related Disability in Chronic Smokers
Tobacco is the leading preventable cause of mortality in the world. In the United States, great strides have been taken in reducing the prevalence of cigarette smoking since 1964. Yet, nearly 500,000 people still die yearly from complications caused mainly by smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke.
Approximately 50% of chronic smokers die prematurely from cardiovascular diseases, chronic obstructive lung...