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Submitted by George Callaghan…
All around the global liberty is in mortal peril. There is one right that is under particular threat – the right to smoke tobacco.
Tobacco grows naturally. It is aromatic, flavourful and has brought untold contentment to billions. Why is it that consuming this innocent plant through smoking or chewing is now regarded as a disgusting vice?
E-cigarettes may be an effective way of helping people to quit smoking regular cigarettes, but studies show that vaping is far from safe. According to the research, people who vape are more likely to suffer heart attacks, strokes, and depression.
Using the National Health Interview Survey, researchers compared people who reported vaping to with those not reporting any e-cigarette use and found that e-cigarette users had a:
Do you have any idea what ‘ingredients’ go into making cigarettes? You would be surprised to hear what things people inhale with each puff of a cigarette – besides nicotine, I mean.
Source: ThinkProgress
There are about 4,800 chemicals in a cigarette, many of which are carcinogenic; but researchers from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, found that the majority of smokers don’t know what they’re inhaling.
Marcella Boynton, lead author of the study, said in a press release:
In recent months, federal health officials have increasingly warned that vaping has led to an epidemic of nicotine addiction among teens. But now the Food and Drug Administration says there may be a new worry associated with vaping: It could increase the risk of seizures in young people. [1]
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said in a statement:
Juul Labs, makers of the highly popular Juul e-cigarettes, increased the nicotine content of their products, spurring other e-cigarette makers to do the same. This, experts say in a new report, has led to a serious vaping epidemic among teens and young adults, and a nicotine “arms race” among e-cigarette companies.
If you’re a smoker, anti-aging creams and lemon skin treatments might not be enough to truly help you look younger. It’s generally accepted that smokers age more quickly than non-smokers, but by how much? According to a recent study, men and women who puff-puff for years on end are about twice as old as their chronological age. [1]
The findings were reported in January in Scientific Reports.
In the past year, it has become increasingly-evident that there is a vaping epidemic among the nation’s youth. Though it’s unknown how much of a ‘gateway’ vaping may be to regular tobacco use among teens and young adults, it’s certainly true that many more kids who wouldn’t smoke at all are trying e-cigarettes. To tackle the problem, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is threatening to remove e-cigarette products from the market.
Why not regular tobacco cigarettes? Let’s be honest – there’s too much money wrapped up in the tobacco industry to do that.
