health facts about chewing tobacco Smokeless tobacco: Just an issue for blue-collar workers? Study Finds Shifts in Types

Most people smoke around ten per day, which equates to a pack every two days

The health risks of using nicotine include everything from increased blood pressure to increased heart rate, increased heart attack risk and a narrowing of the arteries, research shows

It increases the risk of cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung disease, and weakens the immune system

Read More A summer night on a porch Posted on July 7, 2026 - Columns A hot summer day comes to a lovely end as we sit on the porch at dusk looking out at a cove on the Connecticut River and she puts her bare feet on my lap and sips her white wine and a boat goes by and she looks at the Weather app on her phone and says that a thunderstorm is heading our way

Sade remembers that the store on the corner does not ask for ID to buy cigarettes