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The immediate effects of SHS may include: headache, dizziness, eye irritation, cough, sore throat, nausea Long term effects may include: stroke, asthma, dementia, cognitive impairment, lung cancer, breast cancer, cardiovascular problems About 3,400 nonsmoking adults die of lung cancer each year as a result of breathing secondhand smoke
But research has shown that tobacco companies appeared to delay introducing plain packs, continued to explore ways to promote products and did not follow through with their predictions that prices would decline
These figures are important to the current tax debate because TFK also argues that sustained, well-funded prevention programs have cut youth smoking rates by half or even more. That suggests that, instead of a massive tax hike that would invite smuggling and other unintended consequences, Oregon could just dedicate more existing revenues to prevention and cessation programs instead and likely enjoy greater health outcomes