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Blood clots Smoking makes your blood thicker and more likely to clot: increasing the risk of blood clots in your veins (deep vein thrombosis) or lungs (pulmonary embolism)

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But cigarettes are highly addictive, so rising prices dont have too much impact on a smokers decision to buy cigarettes

Smoking costs Oklahoma an estimated $1.6 billion annually in health care services related to the habit, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health

The persistence of such unregulated products in the market underscores the importance of continued vigilance, as they are likely to contribute to the sporadic EVALI cases that are still being reported even after the peak of the initial outbreak [3,9]