Nevertheless, the article (and the press release) states that "social smoking" is a "Major Cardiovascular Risk Factor", when it is more likely that the "social smokers" played down how much they really smoke in the questionnaires because of the stigma (participants were recruited from participants in health surveys, which means a biased sample with high representation of smokers who are aware of the health risks of smoking)
Considering this call, the MoHFW drafted The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) (Amendment) Bill and now has put it in the public domain
Cigarettes and other tobacco products need to be ordered at the register
doi: 10.1038/s42255-023-00850-7 105 van GestelJVlamakisHKolterR
The percentage of unemployed individuals, such as students and housewives, was the highest among non-smokers and dual users, but the percentage of white-collar workers was the highest among e-smokers and c-smokers
