Tobacco contains nicotine and many other harmful chemicals like cadmium and arsenic (heavy metals)
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They are distributed on a first come, first served basis
It is this drug which can make it very hard for people to give up smoking, even when they know the damage it can cause
Data from 1996 to 2012 found that the smoking rate varies dramatically between counties, even in the same state, and are significantly different between higher-income and lower-income counties
This number doubled between 2016 and 2019, but is still much lower than the rates of teen smoking (3.2%) and teen alcohol use (32%)
