Tag: smoking
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Are Electronic Cigarettes a Gateway to Smoking?
Many anti-ecig activists claim electronic cigarettes act as a gateway to smoking tobacco cigarettes, however research by Action on Smoking and Health, Smoking in England and Nicotine Policy show that in fact, electronic cigarettes are acting as an exit from, not a gateway to, tobacco smoking. This infographic illustrates the evidence.
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All You Need to Know About Cigarettes
42.1 million people (18.1% of all adults) in the United States smoke cigarettes, while 5 Million is the worldwide total deaths caused by tobacco every year. Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States so quitting smoking before the age of 40 reduces the risk of dying from smoking-related disease…
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Sin Taxes: The Price of Pleasure
How much are you paying in tax towards pleasure products like alcohol, cigarettes, gambling and marijuana? This infographic gives you an idea how much you would be paying for these items if tax was excluded from the price.
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The Negative Effects of Second Hand Smoking
A “passive” smoker is someone who inhales the secondhand tobacco smoke generated by others. Secondhand smoke is a mixture of the residual smoke that comes from burning tobacco and the smoke exhaled by a smoker. Exposure to secondhand smoke is thought to be more harmful than smoking a cigarette directly for the same amount of…