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Learn more about the effects of smoking on the body and brain

We take a look at the thinking behind it, who else is going down this route, and how the tobacco companies are fighting back

Photo credit: Susanne Nilsson, Creative Commons Smokers who quit before age 35 have similar mortality rates to those who never smoked at all, says a new study

For example, surveys in the United States indicate that more than 15% of high school youth regularly drink large amounts of alcohol (binge drinking), an extremely harmful behaviour that is associated with an increased risk of accidents, violence and several serious diseases (stroke, cirrhosis, cancer)