Durbin was one of five Democratic senators who sent a letter to Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Stefano Pessina in February, pressing him to stop selling tobacco products in Walgreens stores
Mortality and disease burden due to smoking in Korea Tobacco contains more than 8,000 chemicals, many of which are known to be carcinogenic and exhibit toxic, cytotoxic, genotoxic, mutagenic, and teratogenic properties.38, 39 The tobacco epidemic is a significant public health issue that substantially impacts health and life by increasing the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, chronic respiratory disease, and respiratory infections, making it a leading cause of preventable mortality globally
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The EPA has estimated that exposure to secondhand smoke causes about 3,000 lung cancer deaths among nonsmokers and is responsible for up to 300,000 cases of lower respiratory tract infections in children up to 18 months of age in the U.S