Smoking, as is the case everywhere, poses a serious health risk in China
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Teen use of traditional cigarettes has plummeted from 22.5% in 2002 to 6% in 2019, according to the American Lung Assn
"Health, United States Data Finder / Current cigarette smoking among adults aged 18 and over, by sex, race, and age: United States, selected years 19652019"
This weight gain is more likely due to the increased amount of snack eating that is done to offset the nicotine withdrawal symptoms as well as performing an activity (snacking) with their hands that otherwise would have been involved in the act of smoking
These populations tend to be those who experience inequities in multiple areas of their lives, including those at lower socioeconomic levels, those without college degrees, American Indians/Alaska natives, African American/Black communities [and Latinos] and others, the American Cancer Society reports