Here are some fast facts on tobacco smoke: Smoking causes over 8 million deaths per year on a global scale, 7 million of whom are smokers and 1.2 million of whom are second-hand smokers 2 Tobacco is the worlds leading cause of cancer and contributes to other diseases like stroke, heart disease, lung disease, diabetes, COPD, and more 3 Tobacco smoke contains 7000 chemicals, 70 of which are carcinogenic 4 Second-hand smoking increases lung cancer risk by 25% and breast cancer risk by 24% 4 Smoking deteriorates air quality by emitting 2.6 billion kilogrammes of carbon dioxide and 5.2 billion kilogrammes of methane per year (globally) 5 Cigarette butts make up 30 to 40% of all litter, generating 600,000 metric tonnes of waste per year (it is estimated that 47% of all cigarette butts are littered) 6 Cigar smoke Cigar consumption seems to be on the rise in many parts of the world
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While there are various methods to employ propensity score matching, nearest neighbor matching is the most common technique that is used in both social sciences and medical literature 22
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