SMOKING AS VIOLENCE AGAINST ONE'S OWN HEALTH AND THE HEALTH OF OTHERS

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Salima Acherouf Kebir

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Smoking is considered one of the greatest threats to global public health,causing the deaths of approximately 8 million people worldwide each year, including
1.3 million passive smokers, according to World Health Organization statistics.Smoking causes many health problems for the individual, particularly related to lung,heart and vascular disease, as well as various types of cancer. Smoking also causes serious health damage to those around the smoker, scientifically known as passive smoking, as the smoker forces those around him to smoke with him, exposing them to the same dangers.

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