is tobacco harmful on its own Cigarettes, Smokeless Tobacco, and Vapes: Key Facts for Quitting and Staying Healthy Smoking: Effects, Risks, Diseases, Quitting

CDC will continue to use proven strategies to help smokers quit and to prevent children from using any tobacco products. Key findings from analysis of tobacco use data These data from the 2015 National Health Interview Survey also found that 9.5 million American adults reported every day or some day use of two or more tobacco products

A 2011 National Institute on Drug Abuse study found evidence that that nicotine consumption made cocaine more addictive in mice, and the American Heart Association has said that nicotine consumed through tobacco is one of the hardest substances to quit on a par with heroin

Blame nicotine, a particularly addictive drug thats found in tobacco products like cigarettes

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