We all know tobacco is unhealthy. We've read the warnings, seen the images, heard the research on how the leaves damage your body. Yet, most people who pick up a cigarette, vastly underestimate the addictive powers of tobacco. The Global Tobacco Survey in India shows that over half of those who smoke want to quit but cannot. Others, decide there might be healthier, less addictive, ways to beat growing stress in their lives--vape or a marijuana joint.

But are any of them truly better than the other? And do any of them actually help you relax and unwind? Or is it that in our rush to find an external solution to our internal problems we are making lifestyle choices based on only half-knowledge?

Tune in to hear Dr Vishal Rastogi, the head of interventional cardiology at Fortis Hospital, Okhla in Delhi, explain the full truth about cigarettes, vape and joints.

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Produced by Anna Priyadarshini

Sound Mix by Kapil Dev Singh