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According to the Global Burden of Disease, in 2019, 3.28 million people died from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), ranking as the third leading cause of death worldwide.1,2 In Spain, COPD is considered the fifth leading cause of death in men and the seventh in women.3 In 2017, the prevalence of COPD in Spain was estimated at 11.8% in population aged 40 years and over.4 Tobacco consumption is the main risk factor for COPD5 and usually COPD caused by it is initiated by lung injury and abnormal lung repair processes.6 Aspects related to tobacco consumption such as duration, intensity, accumulated consumption, age of initiation or years of abstinence can influence the risk of developing this disease

Nicotine belongs to a class of alkaloids whose addictive capacity is similar to that of cocaine, morphine, heroin, alcohol, [] etc

6: Disclosure of vaping product ingredients Photo credit: Liz Doufour / The Cincinnati Inquirer There was significant interest among members of the committee for requiring more transparent disclosure of vaping fluid contents, similar to the stated intents of HB 577 but without the tobacco industry interest in having a monopoly on their market share

Youth, racial and ethnic minorities, and low-income communities are particularly vulnerable to targeted tobacco industry marketing and advertising

British Columbia and Ontario reported the lowest percentages, with 5.8 % and 4.7 %, respectively

Their ads have very little to do with the product itself, because theres very little good to be said about the product in that way