As the tobacco industry announces mergers, increases overseas sales, and falls back on e-cigarettes, there are few segments of the US population that the industry still relies on: the poor, the middle-aged, and gay, lesbian, and bisexual people
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Even among teens, nicotine use is shifting from vapes back to traditional cigarettes
Claudication and walking distance Smoking is a known independent risk factor for claudication (41, 43)