Tobacco and stroke

Overview

This document is the second in a series of Tobacco Knowledge Summaries. This document is prepared with the objective to summarize the current evidence on this topic (tobacco use includes smoked tobacco, smokeless tobacco and exposure to second-hand smoke). This is also intended as an advocacy tool to widely include other health care professionals (such as brain health specialists, neurologists etc.) in the fight for tobacco control and prevention of tobacco related diseases.

This knowledge summary was prepared by World Health Organization in collaboration with World Health Federation and World Stroke Organization.