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Harwood and colleagues [8] posited that psychosocial factors, such as perceived stress mediate the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and smoking

Following fermentation, blending combines different tobacco varieties to achieve a consistent product with a balanced flavor profile

The Blue variety delivers a smooth, full-bodied tobacco blend with consistent draw and standard nicotine and tar levels typical of a full-flavor king-size cigarette

Betel nut is another smokeless substance that is addictive through a different chemical compound than nicotine, but its effects on the body are similar

Research also indicates that the risk of lung cancer increases when a person starts smoking at an early age, and with an increase in the number of cigarettes that a person smokes in a day (Robicsek 56)