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Take away the fashion, and you take away the man

Its hard enough to quit smoking, let alone quitting smoking and going into a whole new world like vaping. Follow Gary Puleo on Twitter @ Mustangman48

Productivity losses from smoking-caused premature death each year: $179.9 billion Productivity losses from smoking-caused illness each year: $184.9 billion [Productivity losses are from smoking-caused shortened work lives and illness that may impact the ability to work, including absenteeism, non-productivity at work, and inability to work due to disability.] Other non-healthcare costs from tobacco use include residential and commercial property losses from smoking-caused fires, tobacco-related cleaning & maintenance, and expenditures through Social Security Survivors Insurance for kids who have lost at least one parent from a smoking-caused death

For most indigenous peoples, tobacco was not simply a recreational substance but a profoundly sacred plant

6) Smoking: Do not inhale