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Environmental Considerations: Some smokers appreciate the reduced environmental impact of rolling their own cigarettes, as it often involves less packaging and fewer harmful additives

These chemicals enter tobacco products through multiple routes: Naturally occurring in the tobacco plant: Tobacco plants produce biological chemicals such as nicotine (the main addictive substance), polyphenols (which affect flavor), and toxic metals absorbed from the soil

This chapter has four major sections which correspond to the principal health domains that are related to smoking during adolescence and young adulthood: factors related to initiation and continuation of smoking, including nicotine addiction, smoking and body weight, respiratory symptoms, and cardiovascular effects