Women who smoked were younger and had a higher BMI than controls (Table 1) and their infants had lower birthweights (3,035 490 versus 3,405 598 g, p = 0.005) with a significant dose effect: linear modeling of the nicotine exposed cohort demonstrated that every increase of one cigarette per day was associated with a 41 g reduction in birthweight (95% CI 71 to 11 g, p = 0.010)
Tobacco smoking is also hazardous for people living with HIV (PLHIV) as smokers are more likely than non-smokers to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD), malignant neoplasms, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and serious HIV-related infections, including bacterial pneumonia 7,8
Numerous clinical trials and research studies have shown that nicotine replacement therapy doubles your chances of successfully quitting smoking
"I think it's a win-win when we can bring a family together and do something educational," Jackson said