Initially touted as being a safer alternative to regular cigarettes, we now see that they increase heart rate, blood pressure, and ultimately increase plaque rupture which causes these dangerous cardiovascular events. Stunted brain development: Among many of the avoidable risks that vaping poses, the National Institute of Health shared that the use of vape pens and e-cigs can cause long-term harm to brain development. This is more specific to youth users but can affect learning and memory, self-control, concentration, attention, and mood
Fully biodegradable cigarettes are also gaining popularity where not only cigarette butts, but the empty packet would decompose
Exclusive cigarette smokers smoked between one and five cigarettes every day in half the cases, with over 20% smoking between six and ten cigarettes every day
West Virginia is still the state with the most adult smokers and in 2017, we had one of the highest adolescent smoking rates in the country
After accounting for age, sex, and other factors, people with higher nicotine exposure were more likely to develop high blood pressure
