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Clearly something new must have happened: these products have been around for years, millions of people are using the Juuland we havent seen anything [on the scale of the vape crisis] until recently. Though findings published in scientific literature are built on nuanceand almost always include a call for more researchnobody does nuance particularly well: not the media, not elected officials, and quite often, not public health experts with specific axes to grind
and cigarettes continue to be far too affordable in nearly all parts of the country," he said at the time
The 'Don't Get Burnt' campaign aims to drive home the social consequences, as well as the severe penalties associated with buying, selling and/or possessing illegal cigarettes
For those considered heavy smokers, the median pack-year smoking history was 34.8 pack-years (IQR, 26.3-48) among the 516 former smokers with 15 or more years of smoking cessation, 48 pack-years (IQR, 35-70) among the 497 former smokers with less than 15 years of smoking cessation and 48.8 pack-years (IQR, 31.6-57) among the 432 current smokers