Warning to tobacco harvesters, from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
-- For those who find it too hard to quit cigarettes cold turkey, the strategy is often to cut back instead -- perhaps even to as little as one cigarette per day
(16, January 2014)
E-cigarettes, tobacco-free devices people use to inhale nicotine-laced vapor, have surged in popularity on both sides of the Atlantic but health organizations have so far been wary of advocating them as a safer alternative to tobacco and governments from California to India have tried to introduce bills to regulate their use more strictly
These product standards, when finalized and implemented, will represent one of the biggest public health victories in history when it comes to addressing tobacco related disease and deaththey will work to diminish the appeal of cigarettes while advancing health equity, particularly among those disproportionately affected by these products, including communities of color, low-income populations, and LGBTQ+ individuals