The Modern Lighter The modern lighter couldnt have been born if Austrian chemist Carl Auer Von Welsbach hadnt invented ferrocerium, an alloy of iron and cerium, a rare metal, that emanates sparks when oxidized rapidly
Surgeon Generals Report, How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: The Biology and Behavioral Basis for Smoking - Attributable Disease , identifies inflammation and oxidative stress, among others, as key mechanisms underlying all major smoking-related diseases [3]
Foster C, Scarlett M, Stewart B (2017) Young persons behaviour and attitude survey 2016 Health Modules
Beyond PAHs and nicotine, other substances such as acetone, pyridine, heavy metals, benzene, and CO in tobacco smoke may also interact with hepatic enzymes, albeit their impact is considered less significant (Kroon, 2007)
This form of nicotine delivery is discreet, device-free, and available in a wide range of flavours, which makes it different from heated tobacco or vapes