jurisdictions have comprehensive flavored tobacco product bans, including Chicago, Los Angeles County, Minneapolis, Oakland, Sacramento, and San Francisco
A notable study published in The New England Journal of Medicine in 2015 showed that reducing nicotine in cigarettes resulted in less smoking and more attempts to quit
After 2021 there was a significant decrease in the proportion of current vapers who are ex-smokers, from 65% in 2021 to 53% in 2024, rising again to 60% in 2026
While people like to think that there may be some positives to consuming vapes over smoking cigarettes, there are many similar short and long term health effects that vaping and smoking has on the body, including cancer, addiction, anxiety, lung damage, fertility and heart issues
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