According to a study, about 652,000 people have started smoking as a result of the pandemic.

1. According to a study, about
652,000 people have started
smoking as a result of the
pandemic.
People began adopting diverse hobbies such as cooking, meditation,
jogging, and more as countries throughout the world went into
complete lockdown in 2020 due to a coronavirus epidemic. However,
some people appear to have developed a harmful habit, namely,
smoking.
According to a survey, the number of smokers and drinkers in the
United Kingdom increased during the first shutdown.
The results of a study by Cancer Research UK were published in the
journal Addiction. According to these statistics, the majority of new
smokers are between the ages of 18 and 34. Since the pandemic
began, approximately 652,000 young individuals have started
smoking, according to the data.

2. The conclusions were reached by completing a poll of hundreds of
people, which is a regular monthly routine for the organization's
researchers.
Researchers combined data from seven months before the lockdown
with data from the first lockdown in 2020. While the researchers have
not been able to pinpoint the cause of the increase in smokers, they
believe it is most likely due to the increased stress caused by the
pandemic.
However, the data suggests that some people took advantage of the
pandemic to consider the harmful effects of smoking and decided to
quit.
"We discovered that many smokers took advantage of this opportunity
to quit, which is fantastic. However, the first lockdown was a stressful
time for many people, and we saw an increase in smoking and risky
drinking among those who were hardest hit by the pandemic "Dr.
Sarah Jackson of University College London, the lead researcher,
said, "It will be critical to monitor how these increases in smoking and
drinking evolve overtime to ensure that appropriate support is made
available to anyone who requires it.