cigarette heating device Are 'Heat-Not-Burn' Tobacco Products Safer Than Cigarettes? Heat-Not-Burn Cigarettes Win Coveted Marketing

Some studies find that smokers have less variety in their gut bacteria, while others find no change or even higher diversity

New York cartons cost $140 to $155 or more

The evolution in how American society has viewed the use of tobacco and now nicotine vapor seems to be following this same pattern of moral panic (myopically focused on children), sensationalism, and the eventual demonization and criminalization of users

California (local) flavor bans for vapor and tobacco products continue to receive attention, with legislation adopted in San Francisco inspiring a coalition to challenge the bans via referendum

After declining significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, substance use among American youth has continued to hold steady at lowered levels for the fifth year in a row, including record low levels in underage drinking