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In At the end of the 12-month study, about one-fifth of the participants had stopped smoking
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There was a higher proportion of participants living in neighbourhoods with higher levels of socioeconomic deprivation (Quintile 5, 33%, 30%, and 27% at baseline, 12 months, and 24 months, respectively) compared to neighbourhoods with lower levels of deprivation (Quintile 1, 12%, 13%, and 16%, respectively)
As health studies continued to demonstrate the negative health effects of smoking, tobacco companies began offering safer and healthier alternatives of smokeless tobacco, often using ballplayers as pitchmen