A major force behind todays global tobacco epidemic is the industrys marketing and advertisement of tobacco products, especially to young people, women and people living in resource-constrained countries
The National Cancer Institute states that cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of disease and death in the United States, as smoking causes cancers of all the following: lung, esophagus, larynx (voice box), mouth, throat, kidney, bladder, liver, pancreas, stomach, cervix, colon and rectum, as well as acute myeloid leukemia
Stronger tobacco often leaves a deeper scent, while light blends burn cleaner and feel easier on the throat
But in that moment, I welcomed a new kind of isolation, one I knew I wanted, one I earned