Some people think a few puffs on a break with friends is social, and no big deal
They include: The youth (who may have adverse but delayed health effects of smoking and/or adverse but more immediate social consequences for refusing to smoke), Merchants (who stand to be fined for selling and/or lose profits for not selling), Peers (who may gain or lose social status depending on their use), Parents (who may avoid conflict by ignoring tobacco use) and Law enforcement officials (who may gain or lose public favor for cracking down on sales to minors)

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Smoking, smoking cessation, and lung cancer in the UK since 1950: combination of national statistics with two casecontrol studies
One study has shown that within six weeks of quitting smokeless tobacco keratoses are resolved