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And to be able to quit and stay quit is one of the most important decisions that a person makes in their life. The National Native Networks Keep It Sacred campaign reported the disproportionate levels of chronic diseases among American Indians and Alaska Natives, including lung cancer and asthma, reflect high tobacco use in the same populations

"But the companies [makers of nicotine gum and patches] don't want to do it and the regulatory restrictions make it difficult to get it on to the market

10 years after quitting Lung cancer risk is reduced to 50% that of a smoker

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Furthermore, the blood flow restriction caused by nicotine can increase the risk of strokes, which in turn raises the likelihood of developing vascular dementia