Staying hydrated is crucial as it helps thin mucus and facilitates its removal from the airways
At the same time, the proportion of never smokers increased from 44.8% (95% CI: 39.850.0%) in 1997 to 63.5% (95% CI: 56.671.4%) in 2025, and is projected to rise further to 70.6% (95% CI: 61.182.3%) by 2040, representing around 7.4 million people who have never smoked
Despite these factors, our leading tobacco brands remained resilient, and we continued to observe significant brand loyalty in the tobacco space overall. Net revenues decreased 2.3% to $6.1 billion in fourth quarter 2022, primarily driven by lower net revenues in the smokeable products segment, Altria said
Always store your nicotine products and pouches in a place where children and pets cannot access them when not in use
Despite the caveats, our estimation of a cigarette equivalent for alcohol provides a useful measure for communicating cancer risks that exploits successful historical messaging on smoking, reflects current epidemiological knowledge and includes an important aspect of gender differential
