A National Institute of Health (NIH) study said African Americans who smoke are two-and-a-half times more likely to have a stroke than those who have never smoked, and stressed the need to quit smoking in the wake of the CCP virus pandemic.
“We know that quitting smoking is one way to lower the risk for stroke, which is particularly important for the most vulnerable populations during this pandemic,” said David Goff, director of the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, in a release on June 10.
