Lung health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: the need to end designated smoking areas in public places (Editorial).

Lung health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: the need to end designated smoking areas in public places (Editorial). East Mediterr Health J. 2019 Jul 24;25(5):297-298 Authors: El-Awa F, Tageldin MA, Prasad V, Al-Mulla A, Heydari G, Alebshehy R Abstract Tobacco use is a fatal habit that causes harm to almost all organs of the human body and kills up to half of its users. Studies have shown that tobacco contains a poisonous mix of more than 7000 chemicals that have major consequences, including heart attacks and strokes , and are considered major risk factors for many types of cancer (4) and the leading cause of lung cancer. Moreover, tobacco use dramatically affects the respiratory system, damaging its airways and alveoli, and leading to chronic obstructive lung diseases1 including emphysema and chronic bronchitis. PMID: 31364753 [PubMed - in process]
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