"Smoking kills half a million Americans each year and costs more than $300 billion," CDC Director Tom Friedan said
Support Groups: Nicotine Anonymous and other support groups provide a safe and non-judgmental environment where individuals share their experiences, receive guidance, and celebrate milestones in their recovery journey
Smoking affects your skin, your fertility, clogs your arteries, causes premature ageing and a range of cancers
In a CBS news piece the authors are quoted as saying Sugar meets the same criteria for regulation as alcohol, because its unavoidable, theres potential for abuse, its toxic and it negatively impacts society. They continue by saying that, Sugar is everywhere, and people eat up to 500 calories per day in added sugar alone, Sugar acts on the same areas of the brain as alcohol and tobacco to encourage subsequent intake, and its toxic because research shows that sugar increases disease risk form factors other than added calories, such as when it disrupts metabolism Thats why its time that the government steps in and regulates sugar in ways similar to tobacco and alcohol. That includes taxes, age restrictions and other policies to control the distribution of sugar
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