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Research continues to pinpoint more ways tobacco harms your health, from cancers to chronic diseases To protect your lungs from harm, abstain from smoking and keep away from secondhand smoke Blood tests for the lungs are recommended for all smokers as a preemptive strike against any life-threatening illnesses

According to a study conducted by the City University of New York and the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, menthol consumption has increased over the past ten years among adult smokers in the United States. Adult smokers who are younger, from racial/ethnic minority groups, and with mental health issues are substantially more likely to use menthol. The journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research publishes the findings.

Commenting on the matter, Linda Bauld, a professor of public health at the University of Edinburgh, said 'there's something weird going on with smoking and coronavirus'.

82 cigarette smokers were enrolled in the randomized clinical trial.