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By 2030, more than 80 percent of the deaths will occur in developing countries, which have been increasingly targeted by tobacco companies seeking new markets to circumvent tightening regulation in developed nations. Tobacco use also brings an economic cost: WHO estimates that it drains more than $1.4 trillion (1.3 trillion euros) from households and governments each year in healthcare expenditures and lost productivity, or nearly two percent of the global gross domestic product, AFP explained

Smokers of menthol cigarettes find it easier to start and more difficult to quit smoking

Most smokers start the habit in their teens, often due to peer pressure, which means theyre trying to find their identity in something other than Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17)

Smoking cannabis can irritate and inflame muscles of the rib cage and the cartilage joints between the ribs and sternum (breastbone)