The impacts of air pollution from motor vehicles are much higher than previously understood, causing health issues for thousands of people each year along with substantial social costs In 2019, human-made air pollution in the form of PM 2.5 and NO 2 was associated with 3,239 premature deaths, 13,237 hospitalisations, 12,653 cases of childhood asthma and over 1.771 million restricted activity days, when symptoms were sufficient to prevent usual activities, such as work or study (based on updated data from 2019 using the Health and Air Pollution New Zealand (HAPINZ) model, Metcalfe & Kuschel, 2023
Approximately 28,000 adults die of a smoking-attributable illness annually in Texas, which is more than the total deaths from AIDS, car accidents, and murder
Activated carbon is a true killer of a significant portion of these substances
Even mild spice can cause significant pain and delay healing during the first week