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http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(07)61482-2/fulltext#article_upsell
The Lancet, Volume 371, Issue 9610, Pages 441 - 445, 2 February 2008
doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61482-2
Published Online: 05 October 2007
Tobacco smoking, harm reduction, and nicotine product regulationProf John Britton , Richard Edwards MD b
Cigarette smoking is highly addictive, widely prevalent, and very hazardous. Smoking killed 100 million people in the 20th century, [size=0.8em]1 and is predicted to kill 1 billion in the 21st century. [size=0.8em]1 Worldwide, there are about 1·1 billion smokers, and there are expected to be 1·6 billion by 2025. [size=0.8em]2 Half of all smokers will die prematurely, unless they stop smoking. [size=0.8em]3
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