However, as the products gained popularity, concerns as to the long-term effects of their use have been raised
Surgeon General until 1986
During pregnancy, smoking is linked to increased risks of miscarriage, pregnancy complications, and negative fetal health outcomes like low birth weight
I understand that young people find it hard to identify with health messages, harsh or otherwise, and what's more it is not possible to employ the same message for all users, whatever their age - in the same way that you cannot have cars that only 25-year-olds are allowed to buy." In 2003, the European Union, applying World Health Organization recommendations, approved a catalogue of 42 images, most of them very graphic, related to the negative consequences of smoking
Expansion of Smoke-Free Areas The new rules would also prohibit smoking within 15 metres (49 feet) of entrances to public buildings, playgrounds, and health and educational centres, as well as inside work vehicles, sports facilities, universities, public swimming pools and venues hosting public events