Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the US, killing about 480,000 Americans a year
Researchers who combined data from more than 320,000 adults found that people who smoked 25 cigarettes daily had about a 50% higher risk of heart failure and a roughly 60% greater risk of death from any cause, compared with people who never smoked
After years of smoking, those pathways get altered
1 The NSDUH data indicate that adults with past year AMI are more likely to be current smokers and less likely to have stopped smoking than adults who did not experience mental illness in the past year
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Some side effects, such as headaches or sleep changes, may overlap with withdrawal symptoms