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There has always been a huge amount of quackery in the smoking area." University of Queensland public health associate professor Coral Gartner, the director of UQ's nicotine and tobacco regulatory science research group, said the claim in the meme "definitely sounds bogus"

That would lead to significant reduction of death and morbidity, as well as medical cost. The NHS states that smoking increases your risk of developing more than 50 serious health conditions, and around seven out of every 10 cases of lung cancer in the UK

Nicotine acts as a gateway drug on the brain, and this effect is likely to occur whether the exposure is from smoking tobacco, passive tobacco smoke, or e-cigarettes. LEARN MORE: Why Nicotine is a Gateway Drug LEARN MORE: A Molecular Basis for Nicotine as a Gateway Drug LEARN MORE: Nicotine as a gateway drug: Biological mechanism in mice identified LEARN MORE: Why are politicians still referring to marijuana as a gateway drug

Cancers: Lymphomas (cancer of the lymphatic system) and metastasis from cancers located in other parts of the body (especially head and neck cancers) can present with cervical lymphadenopathy