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Greater global action must be taken to remove all youth-appealing and other nontobacco characterizing flavors from all tobacco products

Native Americans regard tobacco as a holy herb or Gods remedy used to treat a variety of diseases such as bronchitis, toothache, sore throat, pleuritis, jaundice, epilepsy, rhinitis, gastroenteritis, diarrhea, headache, otitis, whooping cough, syphilis, arthritis, dermatitis, colds, burns, abscess festering, and mosquito bites, and also applied for stopping bleeding, reducing fever, anti-fatigue, and whitening teeth (Sanchez-Ramos, 2020)

It is just like sipping from a straw in your favorite drink

We talk about early intervention and prevention, but when its time to dole out the money, it always falls at the bottom of priorities, Gardner says