Their efforts in promoting awareness and discouraging harmful practices contribute to nurturing a health-conscious and morally upright society
Knowledge and dependence scores were categorized into low, moderate, and high levels based on cut-off values, while attitude scores were analyzed continuously, with higher scores indicating more positive or negative attitudes toward e-cigarettes
While industry representatives also claimed that taxes would do nothing to limit consumption, one government official claimed that higher taxes would destroy the tobacco and alcohol industries, creating economic chaos. Acharya said none of these arguments are backed by evidence
An elderly woman sits on a chair while smoking a cigarette
Recent studies have reported similar changes in the shape of RBCs of the smokers group using the SEM 15,16,17