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"They can sit around for a long time, are difficult to kick out, and are linked to chronic infections." "We hope that our work provides another reason for people not to smoke and for current smokers to quit." Maisem Laabei "We recognize that exposure in a lab is different to inhaled smoke over a long time," continues the lead researcher, "but it seems reasonable to hypothesize, based on our research and others' that stressful conditions imposed by smoking induce responses in microbial cells leading to adaptation to harsh conditions, with the net effect of increasing virulence and/or potential for infection." "Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death worldwide, and cigarette smoke has over 4,800 compounds within it," emphasizes Laabei
Others may still need treatment, but they are showing evident progress
This addiction is also known as dependence
The middle (50 th percentile) scenario shows dry conditions for all of the South Island, including a very dry signal along the Southern Alps, northern Westland, Nelson-Tasman, and Marlborough, and dry conditions for the north, west, and south of the North Island, including a very dry signal from Taranaki southward to western Wellington, with near normal conditions elsewhere across New Zealand
