(2018), smoking increased OxS by decreasing antioxidant status in both erythrocytes and platelets and higher nitrite/nitrate levels in erythrocytes
This perspective assumes that those who are addicted make a rational choice, weighing up the pleasure of current smoking and the unpleasantness of withdrawal that comes with quitting on the one hand and the cost of current and continued smoking and the long-term health effects on the other
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Declines have been largest in the higher sociodemographic countries, falling by more than 40% in some high-income countries, and also in several Latin American countries, notably Brazil, where prevalence has fallen by 70% since 1990